Some facts THIS is with reference to Nadeem F. Paracha`s article `The rise and fall of the Communist Party of Pakistan` (April 13).
Nadeem F Paracha in April 13th newspaper tried to enrich us from the history of Pakistani communists. The piece is itself a prove of his partial attachment with Pakistani communists. Title of his article was “The rise and fall of the communist party of Pakistan”.
Sajjad zaheer was leader of West Pakistan Communist party while East Pakistani communists remained under Calcutta till 1950. Ajoy roy, a bengali Communist told me in an interview who attended both Calcutta session (1948) and CPI session of 1950 in which East pakistan communist party was established. In pre-partition times, CPI was neither a sole platform for left nor it was a unified as a party. Similarly after partition CPP was also a small group with its tiny as well as scattered support base in Lahore, Rawalpindi and Karachi.
Under Soviet intructions CPI launched all out revolution in India after partition. It was CPI who under his newly formed secretary general B.T.Randivay started a revolution even in India too. General Akbar of Pindi conspiracy fame was not a friend of Sajjad Zaheer as claimed by the writer but in fact his wife Nasim Akbar (maternal granddaughter of Sir Mian Shafi ) had close relationship with CPI as mentioned by C R Asalm in his interview published in left journal Awami Jamhori forum (www.ajfpk.org). No one involved in the conspiracy was pardoned yet after Justice Munier’s decision all laws formed between 1947-55 declared null and void so conspirators got bails.
DSF was not a leading student outfit in the country. East Pakistan Student League was much bigger Yet DSF had some influence in Lahore, Karachi and Rawalpindi only.
Entryism is not a sole cup of tea of communists yet in power politics it is a usual trend and has a history. In this world of Cold, Hot and proxy wars attributing Entryism only with Leninist is certainly a smart twist yet we all knew that birth of Entryism is linked with emergence of modern nation state phenomenon. now u read what published by Dawn in letter to editor. its link is
Letter to Editor
The writer tried to enrich the readers with the history of Pakistani communists, but failed to mention the rise of the CPP. I need to correct some more facts regarding the CPP and Pakistani communists. Like the Jamaat-i-Islami and All-India Muslim League, many political parties had to bear the fallout of the partition. The CPI also was divided in February 1948.Sajjad Zaheer was the leader of West Pakistan Communist Party while East Pakistani communists remained in Calcutta till 1950. After the partition the CPP was also a small group with its tiny and scattered,supportbaseinLahore, Rawalpindi and Karachi.
Mr Paracha wrote: `The CPI was of the view that the newly-created country (Pakistan) was ripe for a communist revolution due to the fragile nature of the country`s politics and economics at the onset of the partition of India in 1947.
Reality though was much different.
Itis also afact thatno one,exceptSajjad Zaheer, went back to India. Another fact is that the DSF was not banned but merged with the All-Pakistan Student Organisation in the mid-1950s. The DSF was not a leading student outfit in the country. It had some influence in Lahore, Karachi and Rawalpindi only.
Another correction is regarding the Awami Jamhori Party, which was not formed in the Zia period as mentioned by the writer.
During the Zia era the NSF was also a small and scattered organisation.
Entryism, as referred in the article, is not just done by communists. In power politicsitis a usualtrend andhas a history.
Aamir Riaz E ditor, Awami Jumhori Forum Lahore
Published @ Dawn in May 14th newspaper
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