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			{{Communist Parties\|Asia}}
	The '''Socialist Unity Centre of India''' ('''SUCI''') is a ] in ]. The party was founded by ] in ].
			{{Communism in India\|expanded=all}}
			The '''Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)''' or '''SUCI(C)''' is an anti-revisionist Marxist-Leninist communist party in India. The party was founded by ], ] and others in 1948.

	==Ideology==		==Ideology==
	SUCI ~~considers~~ ~~itself as the only genuine~~ communist party in India,<ref>''</ref> and follows a ] ideological line formulated by Shibdas Ghosh. ~~The party rejects political ideas such as '']'' and '']'' as ], and claims to uphold the original intent of ], ], ], ], ], and ideas of Ghosh.<ref name="suci.in"></ref>~~		SUCI(C) is a communist party in India,<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.marxists.org/archive/shibdas-ghosh/1969/03/18.htm\|title=Why SUCI is the Only Genuine Communist Party in India\|website=www.marxists.org}}</ref> and follows a ] ideological line formulated by Shibdas Ghosh.

	SUCI holds that India is a ] ~~country~~. In line with that analysis, the party works ~~for~~ ~~Socialist~~ ~~Revolution~~, rather than ~~People~~'s ~~Democratic~~ ~~Revolution~~ (like ]), ~~National~~ ~~Democratic~~ ~~Revolution~~ (like ]) or ~~New~~ ~~Democratic~~ ~~Revolution~~ (like the ]).<ref></ref>		SUCI(C) holds that India is a ] with monopoly capitalism and imperialist trends. In line with that analysis, the party works toward a ], rather than a people's democratic revolution (like the ]), a national democratic revolution (like the ]) or a new democratic revolution (like the ]).<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://cgnet.in/N1/suci\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090711195140/http://cgnet.in/N1/suci\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=11 July 2009\|title=SUCI critique on Naxal movement — cgnet.in\|date=11 July 2009}}</ref>

	SUCI considers ] a Bengali writer who held the view that Muslims lack culture by birth and Hindus are superior to them as they are born with culture<ref></ref> as "the most outstanding exponent of the revolutionary trend of Indian Renaissance"<ref> Introduction to An Evaluation of Sarat Chandra</ref>.
			SUCI(C) leadership emphasizes the qualitative upliftment of party cadres, workers of mass-organisations and supporters, by both theoretical study of Marxism-Leninism-Shibdas Ghosh Thought and the practical application of such knowledge in the day-to-day life of party workers. In various publications of the party, SUCI upholds the proletarian cultural standard, which, according to the leadership, should be achieved by the cadres, before they can lead the masses in the Socialist Revolution.

			The 1st SUCI Party Congress was held in Kolkata in 1988. The 2nd party congress was held from 11 to 17 November 2009 in ], ] attended by thousands of participants from 22 states and observers from several foreign countries. The current political line of the party was formulated in the 2nd party congress.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5G2rVVur8I \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116235841/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5G2rVVur8I \|archive-date=2016-01-16 \|url-status=dead\|title=- YouTube\|website=www.youtube.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://video.aol.co.uk/video-detail/suci-2nd-party-congress-inaugurationmpg/1921357283\|title=India Vision News Clip – SUCI Party Congress inauguration (in Malayalam)\|access-date=13 November 2009\|archive-date=7 August 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807081102/http://video.aol.co.uk/video-detail/suci-2nd-party-congress-inaugurationmpg/1921357283\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentType=EDITORIAL&programId=1073753763&articleType=Malayalam\|title=News&contentId=6269200&tabId=11&BV_ID=@@@ Nihar Mukherjee again elected as SUCI's General Secretary "(In Malayalam)"}}</ref> The party's name was changed from Socialist Unity Centre of India (SUCI) to Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) at the second party congress.<ref></ref>

	==Parliamentary politics==		==Parliamentary politics==
	From its inception, SUCI took part in parliamentary elections and was part of the United Front governments in ] in ~~1967-1969~~ and ~~1969-1970~~ together with ] and others. The SUCI ~~had~~ a presence in the legislative assemblies of ], ] and ] at various times. As of ~~2006,~~ it ~~has~~ ~~two~~ ]s in West Bengal ~~and~~ ~~one~~ in ~~Orissa~~.<ref></ref>		From its inception, SUCI took part in parliamentary elections and was part of the ] governments in ] in 1967–1969 and 1969–1970 together with CPI(M) and others. The party had a Member of Parliament (MP) in the ] from ].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://eci.nic.in/SR_KeyHighLights/LS_1967/Vol_I_LS_67.pdf\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410020356/http://eci.nic.in/SR_KeyHighLights/LS_1967/Vol_I_LS_67.pdf\|url-status=dead\|title=Key Highlights of General Elections, 1967 to The Fourth Lok Sabha\|archivedate=10 April 2009}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/at-joynagar-suci-banks-on-a-doctor/\|title=At Joynagar, SUCI banks on a doctor\|date=21 March 2009}}</ref> The SUCI had presence in the legislative assemblies of ], Bihar and ] at various times. In the 2004 ] elections SUCI launched 56 candidates, 30 of them from West Bengal. In the 2009 Lok Sabha elections SUCI declared 40 candidates from 12 states.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.mainstreamweekly.net/article1267.html\|title=Rally behind Mallika Sarabhai in her Fight against Communal (...) - Mainstream\|website=www.mainstreamweekly.net}}</ref>

			Until 2014, ], representing ] in West Bengal, was party's sole and last MP. After 2014 Lok Sabha and 2016 Vidhan Sabha elections, it has no MP or MLA in India.
	In the ] ] elections SUCI launched 56 candidates, 30 of them from ].

	==Current situation==		==Current situation==
			SUCI(C) members live in communes wherein they lead a simple life style. Day-to-day upkeep of the commune and the well being of the children of party members living in the communes are taken care by the shared efforts of party members. Major income of the party is from box collection in the streets and house to house collection; members who are employed hand in their salaries to the party. The party contests elections with the money collected through this transparent fund raising method.<ref>Balan S.S, Wednesday, 21 February 2008, Viplavathintte Kudumbayogam (in Malayalam; Family of Revolutionaries), Kerala Kaumudi Online Edition (Malayalam Daily). Retrieved on 22 February 2008. </ref><ref>Athul Lal AG, 1 April 2009, For Whom Fund Raising is Transparent, Indian Express (National Daily), Thiruvananthapuram. Retrieved on 1 April 2009. </ref><ref>Sreejan B, 26 April 2009, An uphill battle for the upright, Indian Express (National Daily), Thiruvananthapuram. Retrieved on 26 April 2009. {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116235843/http://newindianexpress.com/magazine/article62216.ece\|date=16 January 2016}}</ref>
	The stronghold of the party is in the ], West Bengal, in areas such as ] where it controls certain municipalities.

			The stronghold of the party is in the ] district of West Bengal, in areas such as ] where it controls certain municipalities.
	SUCI is actively involved in the ongoing anti-] movements in India. The most notable of these movements that the party is active in are:
	*The ] movement against the SEZ for the ]'s car factory.<ref name=TIOSITPH></ref><ref name=AIDINDIA></ref><ref name=REDIFFSMPVDGF></ref>

			SUCI(C) is actively involved in the ongoing anti-] movements in India. The most notable of these movements that the party is active in are:
	*The ] movement against the SEZ for the ]'s chemical hub.<ref name=EPAOMRLS></ref><ref name=HINDUESNP></ref><ref name=HINDUSPARN></ref><ref name=ECONOMICTIMESNTBR></ref><ref name=NEWSINDPRESSCSBBU></ref> SUCI is one of the main backers of the ].
			*The ] movement against the SEZ for the ]'s car factory.<ref name=TIOSITPH>{{Cite web\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Singur-issue-triggers-protests-in-Howrah/articleshow/867316.cms\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020024229/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-12-20/india/27801307_1_road-blockade-singur-howrah\|url-status=live\|archive-date=20 October 2012\|title=Singur issue triggers protests in Howrah - Times Of India\|date=20 October 2012}}</ref><ref name=AIDINDIA>{{Cite web\|url=http://aidindia.org/main/content/view/323/74/\|title=Singur has turned violent thanks to brutal and anti-people stance of ironic communist government of West Bengal\|access-date=24 March 2008\|archive-date=16 July 2011\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716030017/http://aidindia.org/main/content/view/323/74/\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=REDIFFSMPVDGF>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.rediff.com/news/2006/dec/19singur.htm\|title=Singur: Medha Patkar visits dead girl's family\|website=Rediff}}</ref>
			*The ] movement against the SEZ for the ]'s ].<ref name=EPAOMRLS>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=9..111107.nov07\|title=Mamata resigns from LS : 11th nov07 ~ E-Pao! Headlines\|website=www.e-pao.net}}</ref><ref name=HINDUESNP></ref><ref name=HINDUSPARN></ref><ref name=ECONOMICTIMESNTBR>{{Cite news\|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Nandigram_turns_blood_red/articleshow/1764786.cms\|title=Nandigram turns blood red\|newspaper=The Economic Times\|date=15 March 2007 }}</ref><ref name=NEWSINDPRESSCSBBU>{{Dead link\|date=March 2024 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> SUCI(C) is one of the main backers of the ].
			*The Moolampally (], Kerala) land evictees agitation for an appropriate rehabilitation package. The general convener of the Moolampally agitation is Francis Kalathunkal, the local secretary of SUCI(C).<ref></ref><ref></ref>
			*The party is also actively involved in the agitation of landless in ] (], Kerala) called ''Chengara Samaram'' in popular media.<ref>{{Cite news\|title=Aid for the family of deceased Vedi worker\|date=2008-09-18\|newspaper=]}}</ref><ref></ref>
			*The anti-Posco movement in Orissa.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.orissadiary.com/CurrentNews.asp?id=19151\|title=SUCI alleges CPI betrayed anti-Posco people in Orissa\|access-date=12 August 2010\|archive-date=27 September 2011\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927100541/http://www.orissadiary.com/CurrentNews.asp?id=19151\|url-status=dead}}</ref>

			In 2008, the party had formed a temporary political front in ] with ] to fight the ] on an agreement that the alliance will maintain equidistance from the ] and the ].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/TrinamoolSUCI-front-organises-first-rally/285697/\|title=Trinamool-SUCI front organises first rally\|access-date=20 March 2008\|archive-date=6 July 2008\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080706164235/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/TrinamoolSUCI-front-organises-first-rally/285697/\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref></ref>
	SUCI analyses the Indian Union Budget of 2008-2009 "to be not for the common man as is serves no purpose for the middle class" and has carried out protests against the budget in various parts of the country<ref></ref>

			The party won the ] in the 2009 general elections with a majority of 53,676 votes.<ref></ref>
	The party has formed a political front in ] with ] to fight the ] on an agreement that the alliance will maintain equidistance from the ] and the ].<ref></ref><ref></ref>

	]]]		], Founder General Secretary of SUCI]]

			] on 3 March 2010]]
	===Campaigns===
	One of the major campaigns of the party in West Bengal has been its agitations against the educational policy of the ] state government. The decision of the Left Front government to remove the ] from ] sparked a mass movement led by the SUCI for the reinsertion of English.<ref></ref><ref></ref><ref></ref>

			==Campaigns==
	Below is a chronological list of campaigns organized by the SUCI in the West Bengal:
			The ] principle was introduced as a formal mode of protest in the trade union sector by ], who was a central committee member of SUCI and the PWD and Labor Minister in the 1967 and 1969 United Front Governments in ], respectively.<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=N7QI4eOM18cC&dq=Subodh+Banarjee,+west+bengal&pg=PA28\|title=West Bengal's Jyoti Basu: A Political Profile\|first1=Surajit Kumar\|last1=Dasgupta\|first2=Surajit̲a\|last2=Dāśagupta\|date=18 April 1992\|publisher=Gian Publishing House\|isbn=9788121204200\|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.mainstreamweekly.net/article263.html\|title=A Defiant Rebel - Mainstream\|website=www.mainstreamweekly.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.boloji.com/diary/kolkata/013.htm\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090418042211/http://www.boloji.com/diary/kolkata/013.htm\|url-status=dead\|title=Populist Governance\|archivedate=18 April 2009}}</ref>

			One of the major campaigns of the party in West Bengal has been its agitations against the educational policy of the ] state government. The decision of the Left Front government to remove the English language from primary education sparked a mass movement led by the SUCI for the reinstatement of English.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://india.indymedia.org/en/2003/08/6408.shtml \|title=Millions Rise Up For Total Bangla Bandh (total General Strike) \|access-date=28 March 2008 \|archive-date=18 July 2008 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080718100311/http://india.indymedia.org/en/2003/08/6408.shtml \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1011212/national.htm#head7\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130902003215/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1011212/national.htm#head7\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=2 September 2013\|title=Bandh call banks on past success}}</ref><ref></ref>
	*1953: ] fare protest movement was organized by the SUCI.<ref name=TOIHMDYKAS></ref>

	*1954: In 1954, the SUCI organized the teachers’ movement.<ref name=TOIHMDYKAS/>
			Below is a chronological list of campaigns organised by the SUCI(C) in West Bengal:
			*1953: Tram fare protest movement was organised by the SUCI.<ref name=TOIHMDYKAS>{{Cite news\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/calcutta-times/how-much-do-you-know-about-suci/articleshow/524909383.cms\|title=How much do you know about SUCI? \| undefined News - Times of India\|website=The Times of India\|date=10 January 2002 }}</ref>
			*1954: In 1954, the SUCI organised the teachers' movement.<ref name=TOIHMDYKAS/>
	*1956: Banga bihar sanjukti birodhi andolan.<ref name=TOIHMDYKAS/>		*1956: Banga bihar sanjukti birodhi andolan.<ref name=TOIHMDYKAS/>
	*1958: ~~Students’~~ movement was ~~organized~~ by the party.<ref name=TOIHMDYKAS/>		*1958: Students' movement was organised by the party.<ref name=TOIHMDYKAS/>
	*1959: The SUCI ~~organized~~ food movement.<ref name=TOIHMDYKAS/>		*1959: The SUCI organised food movement.<ref name=TOIHMDYKAS/>
	*1967: Another food movement was led by the party.<ref name=TOIHMDYKAS/>		*1967: Another food movement was led by the party.<ref name=TOIHMDYKAS/>
	*1979: The SUCI ~~organized~~ a movement against various decisions taken by the ].<ref name=TOIHMDYKAS/>		*1979: The SUCI organised a movement against various decisions taken by the ].<ref name=TOIHMDYKAS/>
	*1980: The SUCI ~~organized~~ ''Bhasha andolan'' against the ] which continues till now.<ref name=TOIHMDYKAS/>		*1980: The SUCI organised ''Bhasha andolan'' against the ] which continues till now.<ref name=TOIHMDYKAS/>
	*1983: A movement was led by the party against bus fare hike.<ref name=TOIHMDYKAS/>		*1983: A movement was led by the party against bus fare hike.<ref name=TOIHMDYKAS/>
	*1988: First Party Congress in Kolkata(~~24-29March~~)		*1988: First Party Congress in Kolkata (24–29 March)
	*1990: Another movement was ~~organized~~ by the SUCI against the Government of West Bengal for bus fare hike and a ''Bangla ]'' in September to protest against the death of Madhai Halder, a party supporter killed in police firing at the ] on August ~~31,~~ 1990. This was the first ''bandh''.<ref name=TOIHMDYKAS/>		*1990: Another movement was organised by the 13 Left Parties along with SUCI against the Government of West Bengal for bus fare hike and a ''Bangla ]'' in September to protest against the death of Madhai Halder, a party supporter killed in police firing at the ] on 31 August 1990. This was the first ''bandh''.<ref name=TOIHMDYKAS/>
	*1991: A protest was led by the ~~organization~~ against electricity price hike.<ref name=TOIHMDYKAS/>		*1991: A protest was led by the organisation against electricity price hike.<ref name=TOIHMDYKAS/>
	*1991: The SUCI ~~organized~~ a movement against the state education policy.<ref name=TOIHMDYKAS/>		*1991: The SUCI organised a movement against the state education policy.<ref name=TOIHMDYKAS/>
	*1998: ''Bangla bandh'' on ] in order to bring back English at the primary education. This was the second ''bandh''.<ref name=TOIHMDYKAS/>		*1998: ''Bangla bandh'' on 3 February in order to bring back English at the primary education. This was the second ''bandh''.<ref name=TOIHMDYKAS/>
	*2000: The SUCI ~~organized~~ a protest movement demanding English as a compulsory subject at primary education.<ref name=TOIHMDYKAS/>		*2000: The SUCI organised a protest movement demanding English as a compulsory subject at primary education.<ref name=TOIHMDYKAS/>
	*2002: A protest was ~~organized~~ against the decision of the Government of West Bengal to increase hospital fee and the increase in electricity charges by the ] and ]. This was the third ''bandh''.<ref name=TOIHMDYKAS/>		*2002: A protest was organised against the decision of the Government of West Bengal to increase hospital fee and the increase in electricity charges by the ] and ]. This was the third ''bandh''.<ref name=TOIHMDYKAS/>
	*2006-ongoing: The Anti SEZ movements in ]<ref name=TIOSITPH/><ref name=REDIFFSMPVDGF/> and ].<ref name=EPAOMRLS/><ref name=HINDUESNP/><ref name=HINDUSPARN/><ref name=ECONOMICTIMESNTBR/><ref name=NEWSINDPRESSCSBBU/>		*2006-ongoing: The Anti SEZ movements in ]<ref name=TIOSITPH/><ref name=REDIFFSMPVDGF/> and ].<ref name=EPAOMRLS/><ref name=HINDUESNP/><ref name=HINDUSPARN/><ref name=ECONOMICTIMESNTBR/><ref name=NEWSINDPRESSCSBBU/>
			*2008: 21 12 April-hour statewide shutdown in West Bengal jointly called by the Trinamool Congress and SUCI.
	*2008: April 21<sup>st</sup> 12-hour state-wide shutdown in West Bengal jointly called by the Trinamool Congress and the Socialist Unity Centre of India (SUCI) <ref></ref>, <ref></ref>
			*2011: The movement against anti eviction drive at Ranchi, Jharkhand. Forming a public Committee "BASTI BACHAO SANGRASH SAMITI". Lakhs of people protested against government forceful campaign.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/PoliticsNation/12-hour_shutdown_against_price_rise_in_West_Bengal/articleshow/2967584.cms\|title=12-hour shutdown against price rise in West Bengal\|newspaper=The Economic Times\|date=21 April 2008 }}</ref>
			], announcing 'SUCI day' rally on 24 April]]

			==Leadership==
	A major campaign of the party in Kerala was against the much criticized District Primary Education Programme (DPEP) funded by the ]<ref></ref>. The agitation resulted in the setting up of a committee by the state government to review the education policy in 2001. Based on the committee's recommendations, the government revoked the decision of the previous ] government to extend DPEP curriculum to the 8<sup>th</sup> standard. The DPEP textbooks where withdrawn and the previous textbooks as per previous curriculum and syllabus was reinstated.<ref></ref><ref></ref>
			] is the current leader of the party. He was elected as the General Secretary of the party by the central committee on 4 March 2010.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/online/malayalam/news/articles/kerala/32/2010-03-05/0\|title=Provash Ghosh, SUCI General Secretary, Mathrubhumi Online, 5 March 2010, Kerala News ''(In Malayalam)''\|access-date=5 March 2010\|archive-date=7 March 2010\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100307031632/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/online/malayalam/news/articles/kerala/32/2010-03-05/0\|url-status=dead}}</ref>

			After Shibdas Ghosh's death in 1976, ], a co-founder of SUCI, became the General Secretary. Mukherjee died of cardiac arrest on 18 February 2010 at Kolkata.<ref name=MM>''SUCI General Secretary Nihar Mukherjee demised, Malayala Manorama, 20 February 2010, Page 9''</ref>
	], announcing 'SUCI day' rally on ]]]
			The central committee members of the party are:
	==Criticism==
			*] (General Secretary & Politburo member)
	Media criticised the party for dehumanized Stalinist regime prevailing at what it calls "communes" following the suicide of a leader of the West Bengal party unit who lambasted in his death note the corruption inside the party. He specifically named Provash Ghosh, the secretary of the West Bengal unit as the chief culprit.<ref></ref>
			*Manik Mukherjee (Politburo member)
			*Asit Bhattacharya (Politburo member)
			*Ranjit Dhar (Politburo member)
			*Yakub Pailan (died on 14 June 2014)
			*Debaprasad Sarkar
			*Kalyan Chowdhury
			*C.K Lukose (Politburo member; died on 13 Feb 2019)
			*K. Radhakrishna
			*Gopal Kundu
			*Soumen Bose
			*Satyawan
			*Sankar Saha
			*Chhaya Mukherjee
			The incumbent central committee and politburo was elected in the 2nd party congress.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentType=EDITORIAL&programId=1073753763&articleType=MalayalamNews&contentId=6269200&tabId=11&BV_ID=@@@\|title=Nihar Mukherjee again SUCI's General Secretary ''(In Malayalam)''}}</ref>

	==Leadership==
	After Ghosh's death in 1976 Nihar Mukherjee, a co-founder of SUCI, became the General Secretary.<ref name="suci.in"/>
	Secretaries of the State Committees of the party are:		Secretaries of the State Committees of the party are:
	*]: ~~Kunche Sridhar~~		*]: Chandralekha Das
			*]: Arun Kumar Singh
	*]: Kalyan Choudhury
			*]: Satyawan
	*]: Shiv Shankar
	*]: ~~Satyavan~~		*]: K. Uma
			*]: V Venugopal (Kerala State Committee)
	*]: K. Radhakrishna
			*]: Pratap Samal<ref>{{dead link\|date=April 2021}}</ref>
	*]: C.K Lukose
	*]: ~~Tapas Dutta (expired)~~		*]: Durjati Das
	*]: V.N. Singh		*]: V.N. Singh
	*]: ~~Provash~~ ~~Ghosh~~		*]: Chandidas Bhattacharya

	Secretaries of the State ~~Organizing~~ Committees are:		Secretaries of the State Organising Committees are:
	*]: ~~Pratap~~ ~~Samal~~<ref></ref>		*]: Pran Kumar Sharma<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20041106/delhi.htm\|title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Delhi and neighbourhood\|website=www.tribuneindia.com}}</ref>
			*]: B.S.Amarnath
	*]: Uma Prasad<ref></ref>
			*]: Rengasamy
	*]: V.P Nandakumar (Office Secretary)<ref></ref>
			*]: Ch.Murahari
	*]: Dwarika Nath Rath<ref></ref>
			*]: Dwarika Nath Rath<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://news.webindia123.com/news/ar_showdetails.asp?id=710170552&cat=&n_date=20071017\|title=SUCI will field candidates in Gujarat elections - News - Webindia123.com\|website=news.webindia123.com}}</ref>
			*]:
			*]: Aminder Pal Singh (Incharge)<ref name="PE11012009.p5">{{Dead link\|date=March 2024 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
			*]: Robin Samajpati
			*]: Arun Bhowmik
			The ] of the party is:
			*]: ], (2009–2014) West Bengal<ref name="CNN-IBN Website"></ref><ref name="auto"/>

	The ] of the party ~~are~~:		The ] of the party is:
			*Dr. Tarun Kanti Naskar : ],(2011–2016) ]<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.eci.gov.in/electionanalysis/AE/S25/partycomp103.htm\|title=State Elections 2006 – Partywise Comparison for 103-Jaynagar Constituency of West Bengal<!-- Bot generated title -->}}</ref>
	*]: ] (ST) constituency, ]
	*Joykrishna Haldar: ] (SC) constituency, ]<ref></ref>
	*Debaprasad Sarkar: ] constituency, ]<ref></ref>

			==Former Legislators of SUCI(C)==
	In 2005 ], a SUCI MLA who represented ] constituency for 30 years, was convicted for murder and sentenced to life term by the Calcutta High Court.<ref></ref> SUCI denounced the court ruling as a 'conspiracy of CPI(M)'.<ref></ref>
			The former ministers of SUCI in ]:
			* ]: PWD Minister 1967 ] Government, Labour Minister 1969 ] Government
			* Protiva Mukherjee: PWD Minister 1969 ] Government<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.ganashakti.com/jb/part41.htm\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012153414/http://www.ganashakti.com/jb/part41.htm\|url-status=dead\|title=The Second United Front\|archivedate=12 October 2008}}</ref>

			The former MPs of the party were:
	==Mass organizations==
			* Chitta Roy: ], ] – The First MP of SUCI(C)<ref name="auto"/>
	The principal mass organizations of SUCI are:
			* Dr. Tarun Mandal: ], ]
			The former MLAs of the party were:<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://eci.nic.in/SR_KeyHighLights/SE_1967/Statistical_report_WB1967.pdf\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410021735/http://eci.nic.in/SR_KeyHighLights/SE_1967/Statistical_report_WB1967.pdf\|url-status=dead\|title=Key Highlights of General Election, 1967 to The Legislative Assembly of West Bengal\|archivedate=10 April 2009}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://eci.nic.in/SR_KeyHighLights/SE_1969/StatReport_WB_69.pdf\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410022835/http://eci.nic.in/SR_KeyHighLights/SE_1969/StatReport_WB_69.pdf\|url-status=dead\|title=Key Highlights of General Election, 1967 to The Legislative Assembly of West Bengal\|archivedate=10 April 2009}}</ref>
			* ]: ] constituency, ] – The First MLA of SUCI(C)
			* Debaprasad Sarkar: ] constituency, ]
			* Dr. Tarun Kanti Naskar: ] constituency, ]
			* ]: ] constituency, ]
			* Renupada Halder: ] constituency, ]
			* Rabin Mondal: ] constituency, ]
			* Haripada Bauri: ] constituency, ]
			* Protiva Mukherjee: ] constituency, ]
			* Bazle Ahmad: ] constituency, ]
			* ]: ] constituency, ]
			*Nalini Ranjan Singh: ] constituency, ]

			==Mass organisations==
			The principal mass organisations of SUCI(C) are:
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	==Publications==		==Publications==
	The central organ of SUCI is the '']'', an ] forthnighly published from ].		The central organ of SUCI(C) is the '']'', an English forthnighly published from ].
	]		]

	The state committees of the party publishes:		The state committees of the party publishes:
	*''Ganadabi'' (] weekly, published from Kolkata)		*''Ganadabi''<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.ganadabi.in/\|title=ganadabi.in\|website=www.ganadabi.in}}</ref> (] weekly, published from Kolkata)
	*''Unity'' (] monthly, published from ])		*''Unity'' (] monthly, published from ])
	*''Ganamukti'' (] ~~monthly~~, published from ])		*''Ganamukti'' (] fortnightly, published from ])
	*''Karmika Drushtikona'' (] monthly, published from ])		*''Karmika Drushtikona'' (] monthly, published from ])
	*''Pattali Chinthanai'' (] monthly, published from ])		*''Pattali Chinthanai'' (] monthly, published from ])
	*''Sarbahara'' (] monthly, published from ])		*''Sarbahara Kranti'' (] monthly, published from ])
	*''~~Sarbahara~~ Dristhikon'' (] forthnighly, published from ])		*''Sarvahara Dristhikon'' (] forthnighly, published from ])
	*''Socialist Viplavam'' (] monthly, published from ])		*''Socialist Viplavam'' (] monthly, published from ])
			*''Morcha'' (] monthly, published from ])

			==Criticism==
			They are often criticized by the other Left parties for supporting a nondemocratic anti-communist party like TMC, to defeat the Left Government. After breaking the alliance with TMC, Provash Ghosh said in a press statement, "The CPI(M) government had turned 'anti-people' therefore it was extremely important to end their 34-year tenure in the state", he also added, "Our main target of dislodging the CPI(M) government has been achieved, and we are no longer an ally of TMC. We are ready to sit in opposition".<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://post.jagran.com/sucitmc-alliance-ends-soon-after-west-bengal-polls-1305649865\|title=SUCI-TMC alliance ends soon after West Bengal polls\|work=Jagran Post\|access-date=2017-03-18}}</ref>

			== See also ==
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	==References==		==References==
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General Secretary	Provash Ghosh
Founder	Shibdas Ghosh Nihar Mukherjee
Founded	24 April 1948
Headquarters	48 Lenin Sarani Kolkata, India 700013 22°33′49.9″N 88°21′20.1″E / 22.563861°N 88.355583°E / 22.563861; 88.355583
Newspaper	Proletarian Era (English) Ganadabi (Bengali) Unity (Malayalam)
Student wing	All India Democratic Students Organisation
Youth wing	All India Democratic Youth Organisation
Women's wing	All India Mahila Sanskritik Sanghathan
Labour wing	All India United Trade Union Centre
Peasant's wing	All India Krishak Khet Majdoor Sangathan
Ideology	Communism Marxism-Leninism Anti-capitalism Stalinism Shibdas Ghosh Thought Anti-revisionism
Political position	Far-left
Colours	Red
ECI Status	Registered - Unrecognized
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The Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) or SUCI(C) is an anti-revisionist Marxist-Leninist communist party in India. The party was founded by Shibdas Ghosh, Nihar Mukherjee and others in 1948.

Ideology

SUCI(C) is a communist party in India, and follows a Marxist-Leninist ideological line formulated by Shibdas Ghosh.

SUCI(C) holds that India is a capitalist country with monopoly capitalism and imperialist trends. In line with that analysis, the party works toward a socialist revolution, rather than a people's democratic revolution (like the Communist Party of India (Marxist)), a national democratic revolution (like the Communist Party of India) or a new democratic revolution (like the Naxalites).

SUCI(C) leadership emphasizes the qualitative upliftment of party cadres, workers of mass-organisations and supporters, by both theoretical study of Marxism-Leninism-Shibdas Ghosh Thought and the practical application of such knowledge in the day-to-day life of party workers. In various publications of the party, SUCI upholds the proletarian cultural standard, which, according to the leadership, should be achieved by the cadres, before they can lead the masses in the Socialist Revolution.

The 1st SUCI Party Congress was held in Kolkata in 1988. The 2nd party congress was held from 11 to 17 November 2009 in Ramlila Maidan, New Delhi attended by thousands of participants from 22 states and observers from several foreign countries. The current political line of the party was formulated in the 2nd party congress. The party's name was changed from Socialist Unity Centre of India (SUCI) to Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) at the second party congress.

Parliamentary politics

From its inception, SUCI took part in parliamentary elections and was part of the United Front governments in West Bengal in 1967–1969 and 1969–1970 together with CPI(M) and others. The party had a Member of Parliament (MP) in the 4th Lok Sabha from Jaynagar. The SUCI had presence in the legislative assemblies of Assam, Bihar and Orissa at various times. In the 2004 Lok Sabha elections SUCI launched 56 candidates, 30 of them from West Bengal. In the 2009 Lok Sabha elections SUCI declared 40 candidates from 12 states.

Until 2014, Tarun Mandal, representing Jaynagar in West Bengal, was party's sole and last MP. After 2014 Lok Sabha and 2016 Vidhan Sabha elections, it has no MP or MLA in India.

Current situation

SUCI(C) members live in communes wherein they lead a simple life style. Day-to-day upkeep of the commune and the well being of the children of party members living in the communes are taken care by the shared efforts of party members. Major income of the party is from box collection in the streets and house to house collection; members who are employed hand in their salaries to the party. The party contests elections with the money collected through this transparent fund raising method.

The stronghold of the party is in the South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, in areas such as Jaynagar Majilpur where it controls certain municipalities.

SUCI(C) is actively involved in the ongoing anti-Special Economic Zone movements in India. The most notable of these movements that the party is active in are:

The Singur movement against the SEZ for the Tata Group's car factory.
The Nandigram movement against the SEZ for the Salim Group's chemical hub. SUCI(C) is one of the main backers of the Bhumi Uchhed Pratirodh Committee.
The Moolampally (Cochin, Kerala) land evictees agitation for an appropriate rehabilitation package. The general convener of the Moolampally agitation is Francis Kalathunkal, the local secretary of SUCI(C).
The party is also actively involved in the agitation of landless in Chengara (Pathanamthitta, Kerala) called Chengara Samaram in popular media.
The anti-Posco movement in Orissa.

In 2008, the party had formed a temporary political front in West Bengal with All India Trinamool Congress to fight the Communist Party of India (Marxist) on an agreement that the alliance will maintain equidistance from the Indian National Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party.

The party won the Jaynagar Lok Sabha constituency in the 2009 general elections with a majority of 53,676 votes.

Shibdas Ghosh, Founder General Secretary of SUCI

Campaigns

The Gherao principle was introduced as a formal mode of protest in the trade union sector by Subodh Banarjee, who was a central committee member of SUCI and the PWD and Labor Minister in the 1967 and 1969 United Front Governments in West Bengal, respectively.

One of the major campaigns of the party in West Bengal has been its agitations against the educational policy of the Left Front state government. The decision of the Left Front government to remove the English language from primary education sparked a mass movement led by the SUCI for the reinstatement of English.

Below is a chronological list of campaigns organised by the SUCI(C) in West Bengal:

1953: Tram fare protest movement was organised by the SUCI.
1954: In 1954, the SUCI organised the teachers' movement.
1956: Banga bihar sanjukti birodhi andolan.
1958: Students' movement was organised by the party.
1959: The SUCI organised food movement.
1967: Another food movement was led by the party.
1979: The SUCI organised a movement against various decisions taken by the Government of India.
1980: The SUCI organised Bhasha andolan against the Government of West Bengal which continues till now.
1983: A movement was led by the party against bus fare hike.
1988: First Party Congress in Kolkata (24–29 March)
1990: Another movement was organised by the 13 Left Parties along with SUCI against the Government of West Bengal for bus fare hike and a Bangla bandh in September to protest against the death of Madhai Halder, a party supporter killed in police firing at the Esplanade on 31 August 1990. This was the first bandh.
1991: A protest was led by the organisation against electricity price hike.
1991: The SUCI organised a movement against the state education policy.
1998: Bangla bandh on 3 February in order to bring back English at the primary education. This was the second bandh.
2000: The SUCI organised a protest movement demanding English as a compulsory subject at primary education.
2002: A protest was organised against the decision of the Government of West Bengal to increase hospital fee and the increase in electricity charges by the Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation and West Bengal State Electricity Board. This was the third bandh.
2006-ongoing: The Anti SEZ movements in Singur and Nandigram.
2008: 21 12 April-hour statewide shutdown in West Bengal jointly called by the Trinamool Congress and SUCI.
2011: The movement against anti eviction drive at Ranchi, Jharkhand. Forming a public Committee "BASTI BACHAO SANGRASH SAMITI". Lakhs of people protested against government forceful campaign.

Leadership

Provash Ghosh is the current leader of the party. He was elected as the General Secretary of the party by the central committee on 4 March 2010.

After Shibdas Ghosh's death in 1976, Nihar Mukherjee, a co-founder of SUCI, became the General Secretary. Mukherjee died of cardiac arrest on 18 February 2010 at Kolkata. The central committee members of the party are:

Provash Ghosh (General Secretary & Politburo member)
Manik Mukherjee (Politburo member)
Asit Bhattacharya (Politburo member)
Ranjit Dhar (Politburo member)
Yakub Pailan (died on 14 June 2014)
Debaprasad Sarkar
Kalyan Chowdhury
C.K Lukose (Politburo member; died on 13 Feb 2019)
K. Radhakrishna
Gopal Kundu
Soumen Bose
Satyawan
Sankar Saha
Chhaya Mukherjee

The incumbent central committee and politburo was elected in the 2nd party congress.

Secretaries of the State Committees of the party are:

Assam: Chandralekha Das
Bihar: Arun Kumar Singh
Haryana: Satyawan
Karnataka: K. Uma
Kerala: V Venugopal (Kerala State Committee)
Madhya Pradesh: Pratap Samal
Orissa: Durjati Das
Uttar Pradesh: V.N. Singh
West Bengal: Chandidas Bhattacharya

Secretaries of the State Organising Committees are:

Delhi: Pran Kumar Sharma
Andhra Pradesh: B.S.Amarnath
Tamil Nadu: Rengasamy
Telangana: Ch.Murahari
Gujarat: Dwarika Nath Rath
Rajasthan:
Punjab: Aminder Pal Singh (Incharge)
Jharkhand: Robin Samajpati
Tripura: Arun Bhowmik

The MP of the party is:

Dr. Tarun Mandal: Jaynagar (Lok Sabha constituency), (2009–2014) West Bengal

The MLA of the party is:

Dr. Tarun Kanti Naskar : Jaynagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency),(2011–2016) West Bengal

Former Legislators of SUCI(C)

The former ministers of SUCI in West Bengal:

Subodh Banarjee: PWD Minister 1967 United Front Government, Labour Minister 1969 United Front Government
Protiva Mukherjee: PWD Minister 1969 United Front Government

The former MPs of the party were:

Chitta Roy: Jaynagar (Lok Sabha constituency), West Bengal – The First MP of SUCI(C)
Dr. Tarun Mandal: Jaynagar (Lok Sabha constituency), West Bengal

The former MLAs of the party were:

Subodh Banarjee: Jaynagar constituency, West Bengal – The First MLA of SUCI(C)
Debaprasad Sarkar: Jaynagar constituency, West Bengal
Dr. Tarun Kanti Naskar: Jaynagar constituency, West Bengal
Probodh Purkait: Kultali constituency, West Bengal
Renupada Halder: Mathurapur constituency, West Bengal
Rabin Mondal: Patharpratima constituency, West Bengal
Haripada Bauri: Raghunathpur constituency, West Bengal
Protiva Mukherjee: Suri constituency, West Bengal
Bazle Ahmad: Murarai constituency, West Bengal
Sambhunath Naik: Jashipur constituency, Orissa
Nalini Ranjan Singh: Kanti constituency, Bihar

Mass organisations

The principal mass organisations of SUCI(C) are:

Publications

The central organ of SUCI(C) is the Proletarian Era, an English forthnighly published from Kolkata.

The state committees of the party publishes:

Ganadabi (Bengali weekly, published from Kolkata)
Unity (Malayalam monthly, published from Thiruvananthapuram)
Ganamukti (Assamese fortnightly, published from Guwahati)
Karmika Drushtikona (Kannada monthly, published from Bangalore)
Pattali Chinthanai (Tamil monthly, published from Chennai)
Sarbahara Kranti (Oriya monthly, published from Bhubaneswar)
Sarvahara Dristhikon (Hindi forthnighly, published from Delhi)
Socialist Viplavam (Telugu monthly, published from Hyderabad)
Morcha (Urdu monthly, published from Kolkata)

Criticism

They are often criticized by the other Left parties for supporting a nondemocratic anti-communist party like TMC, to defeat the Left Government. After breaking the alliance with TMC, Provash Ghosh said in a press statement, "The CPI(M) government had turned 'anti-people' therefore it was extremely important to end their 34-year tenure in the state", he also added, "Our main target of dislodging the CPI(M) government has been achieved, and we are no longer an ally of TMC. We are ready to sit in opposition".

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SUCI demand
Row over Moolampally rehabilitation package
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SUCI takes out march
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"Trinamool-SUCI front organises first rally". Archived from the original on 6 July 2008. Retrieved 20 March 2008.
Trinamool Congress to tie up with SUCI
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"Provash Ghosh, SUCI General Secretary, Mathrubhumi Online, 5 March 2010, Kerala News (In Malayalam)". Archived from the original on 7 March 2010. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
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"The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Delhi and neighbourhood". www.tribuneindia.com.
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External links

Marxists Internet Archive: Shibdas Ghosh — Marxists Internet Archive
Proletarian Era — a SUCI publication

v t e Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
Leaders	Shibdas Ghosh Provash Ghosh Nihar Mukherjee Subodh Banarjee Probodh Purkait Sambhunath Naik Tarun Mandal
Organisations	All India Democratic Students Organisation All India Democratic Youth Organisation All India Mahila Sanskritik Sanghathan All India Krishak Khet Majdoor Sangathan All India United Trade Union Centre
Publications	Proletarian Era Ganadabi

v t e Political parties in India
National parties	Aam Aadmi Party Bahujan Samaj Party Bharatiya Janata Party Communist Party of India (Marxist) Indian National Congress National People's Party
State parties	AJSU Party All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam All India Forward Bloc All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen All India N.R. Congress All India Trinamool Congress All India United Democratic Front Apna Dal (Soneylal) Asom Gana Parishad Bharat Rashtra Samithi Biju Janata Dal Bodoland People's Front Communist Party of India Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Goa Forward Party Hill State People's Democratic Party Indian National Lok Dal Indian Union Muslim League Indigenous People's Front of Tripura Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party Janasena Party Janata Dal (Secular) Janata Dal (United) Jannayak Janta Party Janta Congress Chhattisgarh (J) Jharkhand Mukti Morcha Kerala Congress (M) Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) Maharashtra Navnirman Sena Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party Mizo National Front Naam Tamilar Katchi Naga People's Front Nationalist Congress Party Nationalist Congress Party – Sharadchandra Pawar Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party People's Party of Arunachal People's Democratic Front Rashtriya Janata Dal Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party Rashtriya Lok Samta Party Rashtriya Loktantrik Party Revolutionary Goans Party Revolutionary Socialist Party Samajwadi Party Shiromani Akali Dal Shiv Sena Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) Sikkim Democratic Front Sikkim Krantikari Morcha Telugu Desam Party Tipra Motha Party United Democratic Party United People's Party, Liberal Voice of the People Party Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party Zoram Nationalist Party Zoram People's Movement
Unrecognized parties	Ahila India Naadalum Makkal Katchi All India Rajakulathor Peravai Ambedkarite Party of India Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam Gana Suraksha Party Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) Apna Dal Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) Bahujan Mukti Party Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh Bharatiya Tribal Party Communist Marxist Party Congress (Secular) Democratic Azad Party Democratic Socialist Party (Prabodh Chandra) Desiya Makkal Sakthi Katchi Goa Vikas Party Gondwana Ganatantra Party Gorkha Janmukti Morcha Hamro Sikkim Party Hindustan Janta Party Hindustani Awam Morcha Ikkjutt Jammu Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi Indian National League Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference Jammu and Kashmir Workers Party Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik) Jannayak Janta Party Jansatta Dal (Loktantrik) Jebamani Janata Jharkhand Party Karnataka Pragnyavantha Janatha Party Khun Hynniewtrep National Awakening Movement Kerala Congress (Balakrishna Pillai) Kerala Congress (Jacob) Kerala Congress (Thomas) Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi Lok Insaaf Party Loktantrik Janata Dal Mahan Dal Makkal Needhi Maiam Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Marxist Co-ordination Committee National Secular Conference NISHAD Party Pattali Makkal Katchi Puratchi Bharatham Katchi Puthiya Needhi Katchi Puthiya Tamilagam Raijor Dal Rashtriya Lok Morcha Rashtriya Samaj Paksha Republican Party of India (Athawale) Revolutionary Socialist Party of Kerala (Bolshevik) Revolutionary Socialist Party (Leninist) Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) Shiv Sangram Shiromani Akali Dal (Democratic) Sikkim National People's Party Social Democratic Party of India Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party Swabhimani Paksha Swatantra Bharat Paksh Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam Tamizhaga Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam Tamizhaga Murpokku Makkal Katchi Telangana Jana Samithi Tipraha Indigenous Progressive Regional Alliance United Goans Democratic Party Uttarakhand Kranti Dal Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi Vikassheel Insaan Party Welfare Party of India

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