In light of recent events. Been reading the works of Charu Mazumdar. The idea was to try to follow what made Naxalism a popular violent movement. Some interesting points of note came up.
Charu Mazumdar was a hardcore dyed in wool Marxist. Against any form of revisionism whatsoever.
Believed that the Chinese model of area-wise seizure of territory was the only way to ensure power to the proletariat.
Driven to fight the ruling class through an armed struggle. Every single article emphasises the importance of the movement to be a mass struggle and an armed one. He encourages blatant and shameless use of violence aimed at individuals who form a part of the state.
The following lines make this amply clear
"This is like that Luddites' agitation against machines. The revolutionaries will have to give conscious leadership; strike against the hated bureaucrats, against police employees, against military officers; the people should be taught — repression is not done by police stations, but by the officers in charge of police stations; attacks are not directed by government buildings or transport, but by the men of the government's repressive machinery, and against these men that our attacks are directed.
The working class and the revolutionary masses should be taught that they should not attack merely for the sake of attacking, but should finish the person whom they attack. For, if they attack only, the reactionary machinery will take revenge. But if they annihilate, everyone of the government's repressive machinery will be panic-stricken. We should remember that the teaching of Comrade Mao. Mao Tsetung's: "The enemy's armoury is our armoury."
These lines, perhaps, explain the cold blooded nature of recent attacks on CRPF personnel in Dantewada.
More quotes inciting violence:
"We are still unable to realize that in the present era we cannot build up peaceful mass movements. For, the ruling class will not give us and is not giving us either, such an opportunity"
"So in the interest of mass movements, the call should be given to the working class, the fighting peasantry and every fighting people: (1) Take to arms; (2) Form armed units for confrontation; (3) Politically educate every armed unit."
