PaRCha - JNU - AISF-SFI - 2004 ID-38371
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ALL INDIA STUDENT'S FEDERATION (AISF) .
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March 23, 2004 Shaheed Bhagat Singh -A True Comrade .
Friends, .
On this day, seventy three years ago, Shaheed Bhagat Singh and his compatriots, Rajguru and \ Sukhdev, were hanged to death by the British government for waging war against the imperialist Raj. The exploits of these valiant martyrs shall be remembered by all patriotic Indians and people struggling for freedom all around the world, now and in the times to come. It is not our intention to account the various deeds of these revolutionaryfreedom fighters, as their deeds, like the bombing in the Central Legislative Assembly and the assassination of .
J.P. Saunders has become a famous chapter in the tradition of the Indian freedom struggle. On the other hand, a lesser understanding of what Bhagat Singh stood for has provided the opportunity for political organisations of various ideologies to come forward and appropriate his legacy in the post independence period. .
There is no doubt abo\... the fact that Martyr Bhagat Singh was an ardent Marxist and stood for socialist causes tiJI the very end ofhis life. His unde~tanding about imperialism, the nature ofthe freedom struggle led by the Indian National Congress and the social and communal strife that affected Indian society was so deep that it has relevance even in our own times. He was a critic of the freedom movement under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi as he felt that the movement was dominated by the middle class, trading community and capitalists who were not ready to take decisive risks in the struggle against British imperialism. Bhagat Singh warned that the bourgeoisie dominated freedom movement, was not brave enough to include the workers as a part ofthe struggle.This is very much evident in the statement made by Mahatma Gandhi in 193.1 to the ''The Times" when he recounted his experiences with the factory work~rs of Ahmedabad and warned that working with the proletariatclasses for political benefits was very dangerous. Shaheed Bhagat Singh believed that the revolutionary workers and peasants would continue with the struggle even ifthe aim ofthe txlurgeoisie leadership was met. He felt that the peasants had to liberate themselves not only from the foreign yoke but also from the yoke of landlords and .
capitalists. He also understood that the struggle in India would continue so Jong as a handful ofexploiters go on exploiting the labour of the common people for their own needs. It matters little whether these exploiters are purely British capitalists, or British and .Indians in alliance, or even purely Indians. .
Regarding com:munali~ Bhagat Singh identified economic reasons for the outbreak ofcommunal riots. He felt .
that social conflicts existed even in Czarist Russia. But after the revolution such conflicts ceased as humanism came to the forefront rather than religious or social identities. Bhagat Singh wanted the youth to work for a socialist republic which would be achievable "not within a year" but after heavy sacrifices and extremely gruel.ingtrials. The only way to achieve this was through revolution. According to Bhagat Singh revolution does not .
merely mean an upheaval or a sanguinary strife. Revolution necessarily implies the programme of systematic reconstruction of society on new and better adapted basis after the complete destruction of the existing state of affairs. The AISF salutes Shaheed Bhagat Singh .
on the occasion of the seventy-third anniversary of his .
martyrdom and hopes that his ideals will be a constant source of strength and inspiration to revolutionaries a1l around the world! .
We condemn tbe gruesome murder ofSheikh Ahmad Yusin, the spiritual leader ofDamas, the lsJamie .
Resistance Movement ofPalestine by the imperialist Zionist government beaded by the blood earling fauatic .
Ariel Sbaroa. This unjustifiable act has soanded the death kneU ofthe Middle East peace proass.. Whlle the .
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killings ofinnocent Israeli civiliaDS cannot be justified in any way, the adivities ofthe Palestinian militants mast be seen in the light ofthe unequal struggle waged by them against a powerful and ratJdess Israel that uses massive retaliation. Here, Shabced Bbagat Singh's view about terrorism as a mcau to compel imperialism for a compromise becomes exbemely relevant. .
INQUILAB ZINDABAD!! .
Shamshad Ahmed Khan .
B. Mahesh Sarma .
President, AISF, JNU .
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Vice-President, AISF, JNU .
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PaRCha - JNU - AISF-SFI - 2004 ID-38371
.
1' .
ALL INDIA STUDENT'S FEDERATION (AISF) .
.
March 23, 2004 Shaheed Bhagat Singh -A True Comrade .
Friends, .
On this day, seventy three years ago, Shaheed Bhagat Singh and his compatriots, Rajguru and \ Sukhdev, were hanged to death by the British government for waging war against the imperialist Raj. The exploits of these valiant martyrs shall be remembered by all patriotic Indians and people struggling for freedom all around the world, now and in the times to come. It is not our intention to account the various deeds of these revolutionaryfreedom fighters, as their deeds, like the bombing in the Central Legislative Assembly and the assassination of .
J.P. Saunders has become a famous chapter in the tradition of the Indian freedom struggle. On the other hand, a lesser understanding of what Bhagat Singh stood for has provided the opportunity for political organisations of various ideologies to come forward and appropriate his legacy in the post independence period. .
There is no doubt abo\... the fact that Martyr Bhagat Singh was an ardent Marxist and stood for socialist causes tiJI the very end ofhis life. His unde~tanding about imperialism, the nature ofthe freedom struggle led by the Indian National Congress and the social and communal strife that affected Indian society was so deep that it has relevance even in our own times. He was a critic of the freedom movement under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi as he felt that the movement was dominated by the middle class, trading community and capitalists who were not ready to take decisive risks in the struggle against British imperialism. Bhagat Singh warned that the bourgeoisie dominated freedom movement, was not brave enough to include the workers as a part ofthe struggle.This is very much evident in the statement made by Mahatma Gandhi in 193.1 to the ''The Times" when he recounted his experiences with the factory work~rs of Ahmedabad and warned that working with the proletariatclasses for political benefits was very dangerous. Shaheed Bhagat Singh believed that the revolutionary workers and peasants would continue with the struggle even ifthe aim ofthe txlurgeoisie leadership was met. He felt that the peasants had to liberate themselves not only from the foreign yoke but also from the yoke of landlords and .
capitalists. He also understood that the struggle in India would continue so Jong as a handful ofexploiters go on exploiting the labour of the common people for their own needs. It matters little whether these exploiters are purely British capitalists, or British and .Indians in alliance, or even purely Indians. .
Regarding com:munali~ Bhagat Singh identified economic reasons for the outbreak ofcommunal riots. He felt .
that social conflicts existed even in Czarist Russia. But after the revolution such conflicts ceased as humanism came to the forefront rather than religious or social identities. Bhagat Singh wanted the youth to work for a socialist republic which would be achievable "not within a year" but after heavy sacrifices and extremely gruel.ingtrials. The only way to achieve this was through revolution. According to Bhagat Singh revolution does not .
merely mean an upheaval or a sanguinary strife. Revolution necessarily implies the programme of systematic reconstruction of society on new and better adapted basis after the complete destruction of the existing state of affairs. The AISF salutes Shaheed Bhagat Singh .
on the occasion of the seventy-third anniversary of his .
martyrdom and hopes that his ideals will be a constant source of strength and inspiration to revolutionaries a1l around the world! .
We condemn tbe gruesome murder ofSheikh Ahmad Yusin, the spiritual leader ofDamas, the lsJamie .
Resistance Movement ofPalestine by the imperialist Zionist government beaded by the blood earling fauatic .
Ariel Sbaroa. This unjustifiable act has soanded the death kneU ofthe Middle East peace proass.. Whlle the .
.
killings ofinnocent Israeli civiliaDS cannot be justified in any way, the adivities ofthe Palestinian militants mast be seen in the light ofthe unequal struggle waged by them against a powerful and ratJdess Israel that uses massive retaliation. Here, Shabced Bbagat Singh's view about terrorism as a mcau to compel imperialism for a compromise becomes exbemely relevant. .
INQUILAB ZINDABAD!! .
Shamshad Ahmed Khan .
B. Mahesh Sarma .
President, AISF, JNU .
.
Vice-President, AISF, JNU .
.
.
.
.
.
.
.