Pakistan Communist Party
Pakistan Communist Party | |
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The Pakistan Communist Party was a short-lived splinter group of the
On one hand, the PCP split represented dissatisfaction with the shift of the party line on the national question. In 1942 CPI had, in response to the demand for Pakistan, formulated a position which supported the notion of self-determination of nationalities. By 1947 this line had been reverted and the Muslim demand for Pakistan was now branded as a reactionary movement by CPI. Swatantar and Qurban argued towards the CPI leadership to retain support for self-determination of nationalities.[3] The PCP was built on this position.[3] The founders of PCP were also opposed to the new CPI line on Kashmir.[2]
On the other hand, the launch of PCP was not only about disagreements on the issue of Pakistan and Muslim national self-determination. It also represented a revolt of the old
The CPI leadership reacted strongly to the formation of PCP.
Nevertheless, by the time PCP was formed Punjab was engulfed by communal violence in the days before the Partition of India.[3] As riots raged, most Sikh and Hindu communist cadres in the western districts of Punjab left for India.[3] This exodus left the communist movement on the verge of extinction in the lands that would soon form West Pakistan.[3] PCP, whose leadership was predominantly Sikh, quickly became defunct.[2]
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-520-95039-9.
- ^ ISBN 9788120204034.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-19-940308-0.