Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Mass Line

Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Mass Line or CPI(ML) Mass Line is a far‑left political party in India, established on 5 March 2024 in Khammam, Telangana, via the merger of three Marxist–Leninist groups: PCC,CPI(ML); Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Revolutionary Initiative and CPI(ML) Praja Pantha.

History

The CPI(ML) Mass Line draws lineage from various splinter groups of the original CPI(ML):

• The Provisional Central Committee, CPI(ML) (est. 1973) led by Santosh Rana adopted a parliamentary‑focused line.
• The Central Reorganisation Committee, CPI(ML) (1979–1991) championed a “mass line” approach and published Mass Line, Liberation, Comrade.
• These, along with the CPI(ML) Revolutionary Initiative and Praja Pantha, united in a three-day Khammam conference in March 2024.

Ideology and policies

CPI(ML) Mass Line espouses:

• Marxism–Leninism and Mao Zedong Thought
• Anti‑revisionism and revolutionary socialism
• The mass line method – organizing workers, peasants, students, women, and oppressed communities to advance revolutionary politics.

Organizational structure

The party operates with:

• A National Committee guiding politics and strategy
• State Committees active in Telangana, Kerala, Maharashtra, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha, Punjab, Haryana, Assam, Tripura, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh
• Affiliate mass organizations (labor, peasant, student, youth, women) built on the precedent of earlier CPI(ML) mass fronts

Activities

• July 2024: urged Indian civil society to condemn attacks on minority Hindus in Bangladesh.
• February 2025: criticised Bijapur security operation by Indian security forces against Maoist insurgents, and urged the Maoists to engage in democratic struggle.
• Organized major rallies, including a Hyderabad dharna demanding justice for political prisoners.

Publications

• Mass Line (continuation of CRC publication)
• Liberation and Comrade (legacy journals from predecessor factions)

See also

• Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation
• Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Red Flag
• Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Red Star
• Central Reorganisation Committee, CPI(ML)
• Provisional Central Committee, CPI(ML)
• List of anti-revisionist groups
• List of Naxalite and Maoist groups in India

References

External links

• CRC, CPI(ML) Archive – Marxists.org
• News coverage on CPI(ML) Mass Line