Communist Mazdoor Kissan Party
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The Communist Mazdoor Kissan Party (Communist Workers and Peasants Party) is a political party in Pakistan
formed in 1995 through the unification of the Communist Party of Pakistan
(CPP) and the Mazdoor Kissan Party
(MKP).
The break-up of the Soviet Union
had an enormous impact on the left in Pakistan, as elsewhere in the world. A great number of factions abandoned Marxism
and the Communist movement. At this difficult juncture in history the Communist Party of Pakistan and the Mazdoor Kissan Party came together to uphold the banner of Communism
. In 1995 both parties engaged in criticism and self-criticism. Both parties came together and formed the Communist Mazdoor Kissan Party.
In 1999 much of the former Communist Party of Pakistan broke away and reconstituted itself as a separate party.
After further organizational problems and ideological disagreements in 2003, a large section of the Communist Mazdoor Kissan Party separated and reformed Mazdoor Kissan Party, whereas a group led by Sufi Abdul Khaliq Baloch and Taimur Rahman remained aligned with CMKP and its Marxist-Leninist program.
During the Lawyer's Movement against the military regime of Pervez Musharraf
for the restoration of Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry as Chief Justice of Pakistan, the Communist Mazdoor Kissan Party played a significant role in the demonstrations, mobilization of students and distribution of literature denouncing the ruling political party of the time, Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid).
In late 2009, CMKP faced another split when several long-time members, including Sufi Abdul Khaliq Baloch, separated from the party and joined the Workers Party of Pakistan, a broad-left political party. CMKP continues as a distinct Marxist-Leninist Party.
The Communist Mazdoor Kissan Party's prominent areas of influence include the working class district of Thokar Niaz Beg in the city of Lahore where its head office is located, and Hasthnagar in the northern part of Pakistan. CMKP is presently led by its General Secretary Taimur Rahman
of Laal fame and operates several fronts, most prominently Laal Theater and Laal Films.
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
formed in 1995 through the unification of the Communist Party of Pakistan
Communist Party of Pakistan
The Communist Party of Pakistan is a communist party affiliated with Communist Party of the Russia. Before the disintegration of the Soviet Union, the party had long association and ties with the Communist Party of the Soviet Union ....
(CPP) and the Mazdoor Kissan Party
Mazdoor Kissan Party
The Mazdoor Kisan Party was a communist party in Pakistan.-Creation:At the end of 1967 the National Awami Party in Pakistan split into the factions of Maulana Bhashani and Wali Khan. The leftist members of the NAP, many of whom were active in a Peasant Committee, decided to follow the Wali Khan...
(MKP).
History
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
had an enormous impact on the left in Pakistan, as elsewhere in the world. A great number of factions abandoned Marxism
Marxism
Marxism is an economic and sociopolitical worldview and method of socioeconomic inquiry that centers upon a materialist interpretation of history, a dialectical view of social change, and an analysis and critique of the development of capitalism. Marxism was pioneered in the early to mid 19th...
and the Communist movement. At this difficult juncture in history the Communist Party of Pakistan and the Mazdoor Kissan Party came together to uphold the banner of Communism
Communism
Communism is a social, political and economic ideology that aims at the establishment of a classless, moneyless, revolutionary and stateless socialist society structured upon common ownership of the means of production...
. In 1995 both parties engaged in criticism and self-criticism. Both parties came together and formed the Communist Mazdoor Kissan Party.
In 1999 much of the former Communist Party of Pakistan broke away and reconstituted itself as a separate party.
After further organizational problems and ideological disagreements in 2003, a large section of the Communist Mazdoor Kissan Party separated and reformed Mazdoor Kissan Party, whereas a group led by Sufi Abdul Khaliq Baloch and Taimur Rahman remained aligned with CMKP and its Marxist-Leninist program.
During the Lawyer's Movement against the military regime of Pervez Musharraf
Pervez Musharraf
Pervez Musharraf , is a retired four-star general who served as the 13th Chief of Army Staff and tenth President of Pakistan as well as tenth Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee. Musharraf headed and led an administrative military government from October 1999 till August 2007. He ruled...
for the restoration of Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry as Chief Justice of Pakistan, the Communist Mazdoor Kissan Party played a significant role in the demonstrations, mobilization of students and distribution of literature denouncing the ruling political party of the time, Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid).
In late 2009, CMKP faced another split when several long-time members, including Sufi Abdul Khaliq Baloch, separated from the party and joined the Workers Party of Pakistan, a broad-left political party. CMKP continues as a distinct Marxist-Leninist Party.
The Communist Mazdoor Kissan Party's prominent areas of influence include the working class district of Thokar Niaz Beg in the city of Lahore where its head office is located, and Hasthnagar in the northern part of Pakistan. CMKP is presently led by its General Secretary Taimur Rahman
Taimur Rahman
Taimur Rahman is an academic, political activist and a musician from Pakistan. He is the band leader and spokesperson for the music group named Laal. His father Rashid Rahman is the editor of Daily Times. He is also the General Secretary of the Communist Mazdoor Kissan Party. He was involved with...
of Laal fame and operates several fronts, most prominently Laal Theater and Laal Films.