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==Struggle Against Neo-Liberal Deviation== | ==Struggle Against Neo-Liberal Deviation== | ||
Dr. M.K.Pandhe was a dedicated Marxist–Leninist. He strove consistently to equip the working class movement with the ideology of socialism and to develop the political consciousness of the workers to enable them to discharge their revolutionary role in social transformation for a better world. He stood for Leftist Ideological Stands when the Neo-Liberal group led by Budhadeb Bhattacharya, [[Nirupam Sen (politician)]], Gautam Deb and Thomas Isaac got upper-hand in CPI(M) leadership <ref>http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080404/jsp/nation/story_9094604.jsp#</ref><ref>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/ashok-mitra-prabhat-patnaik-express-solidaritythe-left/432590</ref> and tried to reform CPI(M)'s economic policies in the line of Chinese Communist Party.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.asianage.com/india/will-buddhadeb-reinvent-himself-761 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-08-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406122559/http://www.asianage.com/india/will-buddhadeb-reinvent-himself-761 |archivedate=6 April 2012 }}</ref><ref>http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=205406</ref> His was the rare saner voice in CPI(M) who time and again warned its leadership about the folly of bowing down to the pressure of Neo-Liberal Politics. In 2009, M.K. Pandhe admitted that Budhadeb Government committed mistakes in Bengal.<ref>http://election.rediff.com/report/2009/mar/26/loksabhapoll-cpim-admits-committing-mistakes-in-bengal-kerala.htm</ref><ref>http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090327/jsp/nation/story_10731341.jsp</ref> Pandhe refused to accept the Development Model put forward by various Institutions echoing the voice of International Finance Capital interests, and repeatedly pointed out that, it would be a mistake to go against the interest of poor farmers in West Bengal and to work in connivance with Corporate interests. However, it is pointed out that, CPM's new middle class leadership, paying little heed to Pandhe's suggestions led the CPI(M) to ruins.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120710150717/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/buddhas-remarks-anger-left-intellectuals/43865-3.html?xml ]</ref><ref>http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/story/prakash-karat-admits-failure-at-all-levels/1/138559.html</ref> Pandhe also was supportive of the ideological struggles led by VS Achuthanandan in Kerala's CPI(M). It was widely perceived that, as CPI(M) top leadership is embroiled in bitter power struggle as the Bengali Neo-Liberal groups want to replace Prakash Karat with Sitaram Yechury,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://news.in.msn.com/national/assemblypolls2011/article.aspx?cp-documentid=5168586 |title=Archived copy |access-date=20 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515212943/http://news.in.msn.com/national/assemblypolls2011/article.aspx?cp-documentid=5168586 |archive-date=15 May 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> there was a likelihood of Dr. Pandhe emerging as a consensus General Secretary Candidate, in the Party Congress scheduled in April 2012. M.K. Pandhe also was one among the CITU leaders who proposed Prakash Karat to take over as General Secretary, in accordance with the Communist tradition that, General Secretary should be representing the Party Line, when Harkishen Singh Surjeet's proposal to participate in the Coalition Government at center was rejected by Central Committee of CPI(M). This move had the backing of Left Communist leaders like E.M.S. Namboodiripad, E. Balanandan and others. However Prakash Karat refused to take the mantle from Surjeet at that point. Nevertheless, Pandhe, as party spokesperson, on several occasions, shielded Bengal Govt from public criticisms. | Dr. M.K.Pandhe was a dedicated Marxist–Leninist. He strove consistently to equip the working class movement with the ideology of socialism and to develop the political consciousness of the workers to enable them to discharge their revolutionary role in social transformation for a better world. He stood for Leftist Ideological Stands when the Neo-Liberal group led by Budhadeb Bhattacharya, [[Nirupam Sen (politician)]], Gautam Deb and Thomas Isaac got upper-hand in CPI(M) leadership <ref>http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080404/jsp/nation/story_9094604.jsp#</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/ashok-mitra-prabhat-patnaik-express-solidaritythe-left/432590|title=Ashok Mitra, Prabhat Patnaik express solidarity with the Left|newspaper=Business Standard India|date=18 April 2011|last1=Roy|first1=Rajat}}</ref> and tried to reform CPI(M)'s economic policies in the line of Chinese Communist Party.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.asianage.com/india/will-buddhadeb-reinvent-himself-761 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-08-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406122559/http://www.asianage.com/india/will-buddhadeb-reinvent-himself-761 |archivedate=6 April 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=205406|title = Ideological reorientation|date = 6 October 2011}}</ref> His was the rare saner voice in CPI(M) who time and again warned its leadership about the folly of bowing down to the pressure of Neo-Liberal Politics. In 2009, M.K. Pandhe admitted that Budhadeb Government committed mistakes in Bengal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://election.rediff.com/report/2009/mar/26/loksabhapoll-cpim-admits-committing-mistakes-in-bengal-kerala.htm|title=CPI-M admits committing mistakes in Bengal, Kerala}}</ref><ref>http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090327/jsp/nation/story_10731341.jsp</ref> Pandhe refused to accept the Development Model put forward by various Institutions echoing the voice of International Finance Capital interests, and repeatedly pointed out that, it would be a mistake to go against the interest of poor farmers in West Bengal and to work in connivance with Corporate interests. However, it is pointed out that, CPM's new middle class leadership, paying little heed to Pandhe's suggestions led the CPI(M) to ruins.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120710150717/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/buddhas-remarks-anger-left-intellectuals/43865-3.html?xml ]</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/story/prakash-karat-admits-failure-at-all-levels/1/138559.html|title=West Bengal polls: Prakash Karat admits failure at all levels}}</ref> Pandhe also was supportive of the ideological struggles led by VS Achuthanandan in Kerala's CPI(M). It was widely perceived that, as CPI(M) top leadership is embroiled in bitter power struggle as the Bengali Neo-Liberal groups want to replace Prakash Karat with Sitaram Yechury,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://news.in.msn.com/national/assemblypolls2011/article.aspx?cp-documentid=5168586 |title=Archived copy |access-date=20 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515212943/http://news.in.msn.com/national/assemblypolls2011/article.aspx?cp-documentid=5168586 |archive-date=15 May 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> there was a likelihood of Dr. Pandhe emerging as a consensus General Secretary Candidate, in the Party Congress scheduled in April 2012. M.K. Pandhe also was one among the CITU leaders who proposed Prakash Karat to take over as General Secretary, in accordance with the Communist tradition that, General Secretary should be representing the Party Line, when Harkishen Singh Surjeet's proposal to participate in the Coalition Government at center was rejected by Central Committee of CPI(M). This move had the backing of Left Communist leaders like E.M.S. Namboodiripad, E. Balanandan and others. However Prakash Karat refused to take the mantle from Surjeet at that point. Nevertheless, Pandhe, as party spokesperson, on several occasions, shielded Bengal Govt from public criticisms. | ||
==Contributions== | ==Contributions== | ||
Dr. M.K. Pandhe as a Secretary of the [[AITUC]] working at the centre in the 1960s, and as one of the key leaders of the [[Centre of Indian Trade Unions|CITU]], he made his mark as a skilled and dedicated leader of the trade union movement. He was associated with all the major working class struggles in the country for last three decades of his life.<ref>http://cpim.org/content/comrade-m-k-pandhe</ref> | Dr. M.K. Pandhe as a Secretary of the [[AITUC]] working at the centre in the 1960s, and as one of the key leaders of the [[Centre of Indian Trade Unions|CITU]], he made his mark as a skilled and dedicated leader of the trade union movement. He was associated with all the major working class struggles in the country for last three decades of his life.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cpim.org/content/comrade-m-k-pandhe|title=Comrade M K Pandhe|date=20 August 2011}}</ref> | ||
M. K. Pandhe has got many feathers in his cap. He was the member of the Ramanujan Committee on Industrial Relations, and was the Vice chancellor of the National Safety Council Board. In 1979, Pandhe became the president of the Steel Workers Federation of India and in 1982, he was elected as the president of the All India Coal Workers Federation. Pandhe became a member of the [[National Shipping Board]] in 1984.<ref name="labourfile"/> | M. K. Pandhe has got many feathers in his cap. He was the member of the Ramanujan Committee on Industrial Relations, and was the Vice chancellor of the National Safety Council Board. In 1979, Pandhe became the president of the Steel Workers Federation of India and in 1982, he was elected as the president of the All India Coal Workers Federation. Pandhe became a member of the [[National Shipping Board]] in 1984.<ref name="labourfile"/> | ||