This document was probably written by the CPI (ML) People’s War Group, and adopted by the CPI (Maoist) when it was formed in 2004. It provides detailed guidance for an expansion of the party’s work in urban areas. From reading this guide it should be clear why much of this work is not public. It was taken from a ruling class website so it is not an official party document.
OUR WORK IN URBAN AREAS
1. Introduction 7
2. Urban India 8
2.1 Urbanization Pattern 9
2.2 Changes in Class Composition and Structure of Cities 12
2.2.1 De-Industrialization of Major Cities 12
2.2.2 Changes in the Workforce 13
2.2.3 Division or Segmentation of Cities 14
2.2.4 Ghettoisation 16
3. Policy and Guidelines 17
3.1.1 Role of Urban Work within the Political Strategy 17
3.1.2 Role of Urban Work within the Military Strategy 18
3.1.3 Long-term Approach 19
3.2 Main Objectives of Our Urban Work 20
3.3 Mass Mobilization and Party Building 21
3.3.1 Types of Mass Organizations 22
3.3.1.1 Secret Revolutionary Mass Organizations 22
3.3.1.2 Open Revolutionary Mass Organizations 24
3.3.1.3 Fractional Work 26
3.3.1.4 Party-formed Cover Mass Organizations 29
3.3.1.5 Legal Democratic Organizations 30 Read the rest of this entry »