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For policeman who
have have to face the revolutionaries in plains, jungles with bullets every day,
this was a new experience. They encountered not the bullets but some red
lettered pamphlets this time. All most all the police stations in AP received
pamphlets published by the AP state committee of CPI(ML)[PW]. Police constables
were inspired. SO much inspired that, since they got a few hand bills, they made
photocopies of these and distributed to their colleagues and friends.
The leaflet got wide
publicity. It was welcomed by all sections of people. Some Telugu dailies
printed verbatim. Some News Channels showed the pamphlet and gave their
response. As the Assembly was also in session it created ripples.
In 70’s, the
revolutionary poet Cherabanda Raju summed up the revolutionaries’ attitude on
ordinary police personnel poetically when he said, Maa loni vaadive neevu,
maa manishive neevu, potta kutiki poliu vainavu(Oh, brother policeman, you
are part of class, but for the sake of earning bread, you joined the police).
What does the leaflet
tell? In simple words and in straightforward way it explained that how the
interests revolutionary movement are not against the interest of ordinary
policeman. After all, they come from oppressed classes and the aim of the
movement is to liberate the oppressed classes form the oppression and slavery.
To suppress the revolutionary movement, it is drawing its forces from the
oppressed and exploited classes, to injure our eye with our own fingure.
Why should the ordinary policemen protect and sacrifice for the interest of the
exploited class? For a few promotions? So, shall we allow to continue the
exploiting system enjoying a few crumbs ? It is the Police Officials and the
government which instills hatred in the minds of policemen towards the
revolutionaries. But revolutionaries always hold that they are part of their own
class. The handbill gave in details how they are being exploited by the Police
officials. The leaflet appealed to policemen to show solidarity and join the on
going movement.
The Police
bureaucracy could not but come out with two pamphlets condemning the leaflets.
They gave several interviews in the news papers to show themselves how they are
for the welfare of the ordinary policemen. They talked of changing the colonial
Police Manuals. They announced that in future, the tradition of wearing
nuberplates will be changed and here after they would have name plates, they
will be addressed with names but not by numbers by the officers. Now constables
can sit before the officials instead of standing, when they call them. These are
cosmetic, fox trying to change its cry.
The essence of the
pamplet will ever remain in the hearts of policemen.
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