The CPI (ML)(PW) strongly condemns the ban imposed on it and the MCC, together with the ban on the various mass organizations associated with these parties. This is nothing but a blatant attack on the oppressed masses of the country, amongst which these Parties have deep roots. This ban is part of the growing fascism in the country, promoted by the ruling-classes. It seeks to tie the hands of the masses, so that they are unable to raise their voice against injustice. The CPI (ML)(PW) openly declares that, with or without the ban, it will continue to mobilize the vast masses of the Indian people against oppression and exploitation, for a just and genuinely democratic order. It will continue its fight against all reaction. It will advance the people’s war to eradicate all the scum from this country, who rob, loot and murder our people.

First they banned the Nationality and Muslim organizations, now they have banned the revolutionary organizations, then they will ban all trade union rights, finally they will muzzle even the limited existing right to free speech and association. Silence against these measures will only embolden the fascists to increase their attacks. Their intentions are clear: the changes sought in the Industrial Disputes Act and the clause against journalist’s freedom in POTO (even if temporarily withdrawn), indicate that they plan to crush by brute force any resistance to their increasingly oppressive and exploitative rule.

Anti-terrorism has become the pretext to launch systematic attacks on the people of the country, in order to serve the interests of imperialism, feudalism and comprador bureaucrat capitalism. Curbing democratic rights, is in order to protect the gigantic profits of the TNCs, big-business houses and the illicit wealth usurped by the top bureaucrats and politicians, from the people’s wrath. It is aimed also to sustain the semi-feudal elite. That is why they have not even considered a ban on such openly terrorist organizations as the Bajrang Dal, the Ranvir Sena and other such armed fascist gangs.

Anti-terrorism has also become the propaganda tool worldwide, to crush people’s movements directed at imperialism and their lackeys. The war on Afghanistan, and now on Palestine, is the beginning of a campaign of worldwide terror by US imperialism and its henchmen throughout the world. The Indian rulers, together with Israel, are becoming important tools in the hands of the US military machine to crush resistance to America’s geo-political designs. The recent series of high-level meetings between the defence establishments of India and America, and the humiliating agreements reached, makes it clear that the Indian rules are becoming total slaves of the US, all in the name of fighting international terrorism. Similar servility is to be seen in the Indian rulers bowing to all the dictates of the US in both economic and political spheres, which is having a disastrous impact on the living conditions of the masses. This ban is also aimed at curbing people’s movements against this growing US-India axis and their policies of economic reforms. The revolutionary organizations have been in the forefront of such movements.

The CPI (ML)(PW) calls for the immediate removal of the ban on all 25 organisations. It also calls for the removal of the ban on all organizations at the State-level. The CPI (ML)(PW) calls for the scrapping of POTO and all similar legislations at the Sate-level. The CPI (ML)(PW) calls for the repeal of all undemocratic laws at both the Centre and in the States.

The CPI (ML)(PW) appeals to the people of this country to fight vigorously against the recent bans, against POTO and against all such undemocratic legislations. The CPI (ML)(PW) appeals to the masses to steadfastly oppose our country being made a playing-ground of imperialism, particularly of the US imperialists. The CPI (ML)(PW) calls upon all democratic and revolutionaries forces to kick the imperialists out and unite to fight back the growing fascist trend in the country.