Peoples’ Mahagathbandhan: A Strategic Voting Guide for 2019

13 Pages·2019·3.924 MB·English

by  Peoples’ Mahagathbandhan

PEOPLES’
MAHAGATHBANDHAN
THE STRATEGIC VOTING GUIDE FOR 2019
WE, THE PEOPLES OF INDIA, having
solemnly resolved to constitute a PEOPLES’
MAHAGATHBANDHAN to save the Indian
Constitution and to bring to justice the
ruling fascists for their crimes against the
Bahujan peoples, are faced with the
immediate task of defeating them in the
2019 Lok Sabha elections.
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Why a People’s
Mahagathbandhan?
We need a Peoples’ Grand Alliance because
most of our parties have failed to come
together to defeat the fascists. Our parties
have failed us but we cannot let them be
defeated by murderous forces of Sangh
Parivar. The 2019 Lok Sabha elections will
decide the fate of one-sixth of humanity
threatened by fascist genocide.
Our Peoples’ Mahagathbandhan is
a principled social alliance of
Bahujan labouring peoples.
The principle that binds us is
that our political differences
should not come in the way of
defeating enemies of humanity.
Fascists are the common enemy
of all our peoples and we have to
fight them together despite our
differences. This is a practical
guide for realising the Peoples’
Mahagathbandhan through the
Bahujan art of strategic voting.
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The Strength of Peoples’
Mahagathbandhan
The fascists captured state power in India
by unifying the imperialist Upper Castes
and consolidating their votes. To defeat
them, we have to bring together Bahujans
of all oppressed nationalities, from Kashmir
to Tamil Nadu, from Punjab to Bengal, and
from Nagaland to Kerala. The People’s
Mahagathbandhan represents the majority
as it is composed of Dalits, Adivasis, OBCs,
Women, religious minorities, LGBTQ+
communities, people with disabilities and
all oppressed nationalities of the
subcontinent- the BAHUJAN MAJORITY and
their political organisations. Unlike the
imperialist parties, the so-called regional
parties are the real, authentic
Bahujan-national parties. The Bahujan
majority is the only political force that is
strong enough to defeat the dictatorship of
the minority Upper Castes.
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Where We Are ?
The anti-fascist mahagathbandhan, an idea
that was converted into reality by the great
Bahujan Leader Lalu Prasad Yadav, has not
materialised as a subcontinental force. The
idea of mahagathbandhan is not defeated;
it has been successfully appropriated by the
fascists themselves.
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BJP has made up a mahagathbandhan of
opportunistic, collaborationist parties from
almost all the Indian states.  As it stands, we
have to now defeat their grand alliance, while
accelerating the creation of a new, creative
strategic alliance of our own. Congress,
another imperialist Upper Caste party, has
quietly withdrawn from the task of brining
anti-fascist forces together.
The Leftists parties have not grown up to the
Himalayan task. The Bahujan-national parties
are too scattered or too weak to defeat the
imperialist parties on their own. However, by
strategically voting, we can still empower our
parties, to capture state power from fascists.
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The Bahujan Art of
Strategic Voting
Parties have their election strategy. Our
people need a voting strategy, of our own.
We must vote to defeat BJP, and we must
strengthen Bahujan-national parties too,
not Congress. However, it cannot be done
without the help of Congress and the
Leftists. We must strategically engage with
Congress and the Left parties, based on a
realistic assessment of the strength of
Bahujan-national parties.
Every vote counts, but unequally.
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Some votes in some constituencies can
determine the outcome more decisively
than others, especially when we are trying
to consolidate votes for defeating the
enemies of humanity.
We shall maximise the value of every
anti-fascist vote, consolidate the Bahujan
votes strategically across crucial
constituencies, and thus vote as a historical
bloc against the genocidal fascists. Not a
single vote against Modi, the Merchant of
Death, should go in vain.
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Through constituency wise consolidation of
votes, we can save the constitution from
Upper Caste assault. We have to swing the
results in our favour by decisively
Bahujanising our votes.
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What is to be done ?
We shall reserve our votes for representatives
from Bahujan-national parties wherever we
are in a position to defeat fascist candidates
in a direct fight.
We shall channelise our votes to Congress or
Left candidates if they’re in a better position to
defeat BJP in selected constituencies.
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