IN contrast to all these Senas, the regular armed units led by our Party (popularly known as the Lal Sena) stand in a diametrically opposite category in that they have a flesh and blood relationship with the masses. (See Appendix : Declaration of the Armed Units). They live with the people, share their sorrows and sufferings, and under certain conditions, even take part in productive labour with them. And above all, they bring the message of revolu­tion to the people through meetings, speeches, revolutionary stories and songs, help them solve their internal disputes and also in waging a united struggle against their enemy, and actively assist them in resisting the enemy’s onslaughts. That the masses regard these armed units as their own Sena becomes crystal clear when thousands of people rush to Arrah (the headquarter of Bhojpur district) to demand the release of Girija Ram, a member of an armed unit (in fact, the organisers had a tough time pacifying the demonstrators and desisting them from raiding Arrah jail); when defying all hardship and death, over 5,000 people march to Kunai (under Jagdishpur PS of Bhojpur district) to erect a martyrs’ column in memory of their beloved armed fighters Jiut and Sahato; or when over 10,000 people gather in Kaithi to pay homage to their beloved martyrs (including two members of an armed unit).

During the present phase of the movement, these armed units are acting as the core force in mobilising the masses in resistance struggles and other movements, and also in expanding the areas of struggle. And more importantly, such units have proved to be very effective schools for educating, training and developing excellent communist cadres from among the lower strata of the peasantry.

There is, however, no denying the fact that, at times, these armed units, too, commit certain mistakes which definitely bring in losses and create confusions among the people. The Party constantly strives to overcome these deviations whenever they are detected.

Putting the Lal Sena at par with other Senas, or blaming it for the formation of the counter-revolutionary private armies, is nothing but putting revolution and reaction at par, which in essence serves the cause of reaction only.