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It was early morning
on the parade ground on Dec.2. The entire camp, dressed in military fatigue,
assembled in rows. Platoon secretary, com.Lakmu. called the camp to attention.
Filed into two rows the march began to the singing of the melodious PGA song.
After the march, Com. Sudhakar, member of the DK State Military Commission
(SMC), was called to conduct the meeting. The PGA flag was then hoisted by Com.
Basavaraj, Chief of the Central Military Commission (CMC). Saluting the flag, a
song on the red flag followed.
Before the speeches
two young mahila tribal comrades presented songs. With excellent voices, com.
Sanbatti sang the PGA song, while com. Surekha presented a song in Gondi on the
martyrdom of com. Sukdev (earlier head of the DK-North Military Command).
Com. Basavaraj spoke
of the significance of this third founding day of the PGA. He said that the aim
of the PGA is to smash the rule of imperialism, feudalism and comprador
bureaucrat capitalism, and to seize political power by setting up a new
democratic state as a first step in the path to socialism. In the first TCOC
(tactical counter-offensive campaign) after the Congress he said 62 enemy forces
were wiped out, 80 police were injured and 36 weapons seized. He then read out
the CMC message on the occasion. Finally, he said that the PGA must step up its
attacks to wipe out the enemy forces. Also, he said, there was need to target
some chief political reactionaries. He also cautioned that mistakes should be
avoided, like the killing of the MLA Ragya Nayak and the mistaken attack on a
bus in Warangal — such mistakes must never be repeated. For this, he said, that
care should be taken while selecting targets, and the political consciousness of
the PGA should be enhanced.
After this Com.
Lalchand, sang a song in Gondi which calls on the youth to join the PGA,. It was
a song written by him which further presents the aims of the PGA, saying that it
shows the path for the youth of our country. This versatile poet cum military
commander has written songs on such varied issues as the PGA to political issues
to a song on marriage between comrades.
This was followed by
a speech by com. Ganapatti, secretary of the CPI (ML)(PW). He stated that in the
TCOC the PGA conducted 60 actions in its first year of operation. In that year
103 comrades of the Party/PGA have been martyred in enemy attacks. These include
leaders, cadres and members. He added that if we draw a balance between enemy
losses and PGA losses, the results are poor. It showed, he said, that the PGA is
still weak. He added : "There is much need to train our forces politically
and militarily; this is an urgent necessity. To consolidate the PGA there is
urgent need to build the militia on a very wide scale. If this coordinated with
the main and secondary forces, it will become a real fortress. The PGA must
mingle with the masses and become a part of their lives and their aspirations.
In this way the PGA will grow and equip itself to take on the multi-pronged
attack by the government and its imperialist backers. There is also need to
change the composition of the PGA by recruiting large numbers from the students,
workers and intellectuals. The PGA must imbue the masses with a new set of
values, and set an example in the masses by our new democratic culture — as
opposed to the present imperialist and feudal culture. Our immediate task is to
set up Guerrilla Bases in the existing Guerrilla Zones, and use these as bases
to unite all the revolutionary and democratic forces in the country."
The last speaker was
Com. Sujeet, a CC member from Bihar-Jarkhand. He said, "two years back, for the
first time ever the oppressed masses of India formed their own army — the PGA.
The masses hailed its formation, while the enemy panicked, attacking it
frenziedly from the very start. He added : " In Jarkhand the new BJP
government, by introducing the LRP (Long Range Patrolling) system, has launched
attacks as never before. They have killed tens of comrades and arrested
hundreds, utilising POTO. Not only have the PW faced these attacks but so also
have the MCC. Though the PGA in B-J has limited strength, we gave the enemy a
fitting reply in our first TCOC campaign after the Congress. Even in W. Bengal,
where our forces are just in their inception, the CPM government has been
attacking us ferociously. Though we are still a small force and the enemy is
giant in size, we can only advance by mobilising the masses for war. This can
only be done by building the militias in a big way. Unless there is mass
participation in the people’s war, the main and secondary forces cannot be
strengthened. The people’s militia is at the very foundation of the PGA. But, it
serves not only a military, but also a political need. It is the living link
between the people’s army and the masses. If thousands are drawn into the
militia, the enemy will have to fight on hundreds of fronts. This is a major
task before us".
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