द इण्डियन स्ट्रगल / भारतीय स्वाधीनता संग्राम (नेताजी सुभाष चन्द्र बोस - ऐतिहासिक विश्लेषण)

INTRODUCTION 43
onment in India for his former activities, but meanwhile
his followers in the worker's organisations in Bombay are
working in the Trade Union Congress and in opposition to
the Red Trade Union Congress, which is alleged by many
to be a Communist body. Since Mr. M. N. Roy severed his
connection with the Communist International, a split has
taken place among those workers' leaders who were formerly
alleged to be Communists. The group headed by Mr.
Dange of Bombay, have declared for Mr. M. N. Roy, while
the other group denounce him as a counter-revolutionary.
Since 1920, a peasants' awakening has taken place all over
India and the Indian National Congress has been indirectly
responsible for its birth. But up till now no All-India organi-
sation has been formed. The peasants' movement is very
strong in the United Provinces and has been organised there
in the name of the Kishan (Peasant) League. The Left
Wing Congressmen of the province are intimately connected
with the peasants' movement and their general outlook is
radical. In Gujerat, too, where Mahatma Gandhi's influence
is greatest, there is a strong peasants' movement—but this
movement is entirely under Congress influence and the right-
hand man of the Mahatma, Sardar Patel, is the leader of the
peasants. The peasants' movement in Gujerat has not so far
been developed on a class-conscious basis, but a radical turn
in the movement is bound to come before long. In Punjab
the Kirti (Workers) Kishan (Peasant) Party is influential and
some elements in the party seem to be under the influence
of communistic ideas. The party would have made more
rapid progress if it had a prominent personality at its head.
In Bengal, the peasants' movement has made much progress
and has been organised under the name of Krishak (Peasant)
Samities (Societies)—but it has been handicapped by want
of sufficient honest and able leaders. So far, the political
movement in Bengal has drawn the best and ablest workers,
but in view of the new alignment that is going to take place
in Indian politics before long, it is not likely that there will
be a dearth of workers in the peasants' movement in future.
In Central India, too, the peasants' movement is fairly strong
but in South India—in the Madras Presidency—it is rather