[FI-P] A ARTICLE OF BAHU - DAILYNEWS 26 DEC PAGE 5 - WE ARE FOURTH INTERNATIONALITS

[Dr Vickramabahu]

http://epaper.dailynews.lk/art.asp?id=2015/12/26/pg05_0&pt=p&h=



Nava Sama Samaja party anniversary will be held at new town hall Colombo on
30 December starting from 2 pm. Party believes that participation within
the democratic mass struggle to evict fascistic Mahinda regime is a great
experience . This anniversary conference will be an opportunity to explain
the united action front experience and how it could be compared to other
fronts Sama Samajists have entered in the course of several decades of Sama
Samaja history. Our experience is a part of the Trotskyites praxis that
goes back to the days of German fascism. Duality in this problem could be
seen today. On one hand there is the need to unite working class movement
as an independent movement to face the ideology and the state power of the
bourgeoisie. On the other hand there is the unquestionable need to defeat
racist fascistic reactionary politics that has dragged the country to
misery and barbarism. Leon Trotsky was a brilliant man with deep
understanding of Marxist fundamentals. Above all he was a humanist who
wanted humans to continue with full freedom, splendid environment and
cultural glory. He said in this struggle lies and cruelty are unnecessary,
while truth and kindness will enlighten our path. He started the Fourth
International and NSSP is to day the Lanka section the forth international





Inspite of the fall of NM, COLVIN and Lesley, due to the coalition with the
SLFP , they were political giants who played a massive role in building a
tradition of revolutionary politics . To face these giants who stood for
the working class, the bourgeois in Lanka were compelled to promote leaders
of same capacity to represent their side.  DS, DUDLY, Sir JOHN, SWRD etc
were brought in for this purpose. Thus Lankan parliament became place for
acute debate and fine statements. Sama Samajism entered the mass political
movement with the heroic battle against the British imperialism. At the
outbreak of the Second World War the party was forced to go underground due
to its opposition to the British war effort. The two State Council members
of the party and others on its Central committee were arrested and jailed,
but Leslie Gunawardena evaded arrest and went underground. On 20 April
1941, a secret conference, attended by 42 delegates, was held. Lesley
Gunawardena, who was in hiding, attended this conference at which the new
programme and constitution were adopted. The cover organization of the
party enabled him, to work for a period of one year and three months till
he left for India.  Following the Japanese raid on Colombo on 5 April 1942,
the imprisoned leaders escaped and fled to India. This revolutionary period
concluded with the Hartal. A Hartal is a form of general strike, which
attempts to bring all workers and small holders activity to a standstill
for a limited period. Prior to 1953 it was a relatively unknown concept in
Lanka.



Nava Sama Samaja party emerged to counter the massive desecration of the
revolutionary vision by the coalition for socialism with the SLFP. The so
called socialism with the SLFP turned out to be an attempt to create a
state capitalist beurocratic dictatorial regime with the connivance of
global capitalism. Not only the workers but all other layers: fishers,
peasants, small holders, and petty traders lost their freedom and became
hostile to the regime. Firstly with Sirimao then with Chandrika and finally
with Mahinda under various names they seek an anti imperialist pro
socialist government. Every time what people got were mismanaged capitalist
regime and it became worse every time; under Mahinda it became almost a
fascist regime with gross violation of human rights.





We understood the tasks of revolution as national unification, democratic
constitution with protection for human rights, agrarian reorganization to
modernize the village society and protection from the ill effects of MNCs
system. Struggle for the implementation of these tasks will lead us to
establish a proletarian regime, as bourgeoisie will fail and get exposed
among the radical masses. However, the inability to understand the Tamil
national problem has created, under Mahinda regime, a hideous state
oppressing all sections of the Lankan society, except selected section of
the Sinhala Buddhist. There was no option for any body who wanted democracy
except fighting together to overthrow this hideous monstrosity. We
explained this truth to the people and the united action front formed with
our help was able to overthrow the fascistic regime and win freedom which
people enjoy now.



There is ample opportunity for the Sama Samajists to go forward. We have to
extend the democratic revolution to bring working people to consolidate
their power. We have started such campaigns among all oppressed sections.
We go to all mass campaigns and intervene to show the path of Marxism and
socialism.




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www.nssp.info
tp 0777875758
contributions:
NAVA SAMA SAMAJA PARTY, 17BARRACKS LANE, COLOMBO 2

A/C NO: 8004852601
 COMMERCIAL BANK OF CEYLON LIMITED  swift code CCEYLKLX

contributions to vickramabahu: BANK OF CEYLON  A/C NO 0000306345 swift code
BCEYLKLX





-- 
www.nssp.info
tp 0777875758
contributions:
NAVA SAMA SAMAJA PARTY, 17BARRACKS LANE, COLOMBO 2

A/C NO: 8004852601
 COMMERCIAL BANK OF CEYLON LIMITED  swift code CCEYLKLX

contributions to vickramabahu: BANK OF CEYLON  A/C NO 0000306345 swift code
BCEYLKLX





-- 
www.nssp.info
tp 0777875758
contributions:
NAVA SAMA SAMAJA PARTY, 17BARRACKS LANE, COLOMBO 2

A/C NO: 8004852601
 COMMERCIAL BANK OF CEYLON LIMITED  swift code CCEYLKLX

contributions to vickramabahu: BANK OF CEYLON  A/C NO 0000306345 swift code
BCEYLKLX
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