Accomplished PCJSS' 10th National Conference: Sudhasindhu Khisa, elected as president

Photo-1: PCJSS president Sudhasindhu Khisa, inaugurated PCJSS 10th national conference through raising National Flag

The 3-day long PCJSS' 10^th National Conference has accomplished on Friday, 12 July at Khagrapur Community Center in the Khagrachhari town, CHT, Bangladesh. It was inaugurated on Wednesday, 10 July. On Thursday, 11 July, a 29-memeber central committee was elected and declared Sudhasindhu Khisa, Rupayan Dewan and Tatindra Lal Chakma, people well know as Major Pele as the president, vice-president and general secretary respectively. Advocate Saktiman Chakma also elected as the law concerning secretary and Mahalchhari Upazila Parisad vice-chairman Ms, Kakoli Khisa has been elected as the information and publicity secretary.

 

Photo-2: PCJSS president Sudhasidhu Khisa, addressing at inaugurated meeting of the 10th national conference of PCJSS

On March 29-31, 2010, the then JSS president Mr. Santu Larma, called the JSS 9^th National Conference by excluding strong parts of the JSS. In this one sided and illegal conference (it was organised in violation of the party constitution), he excluded many JSS veterans and expelled 7 veteran leaders (Chandra Sekhar Chakma, Sudhasindhu Khisa, Rupayan Dewan, Tatindra Lal Chakma, Eng. Mrinal Kanti Tripura, Advocate Saktiman Chakma and Binoy Krishna Khisa) and declared their capital punishment.

Thus, the unified JSS got bifurcated on 10^th April 2010, when finding no alternatives, the excluded JSS activists and expelled leaders and many neglected JSS men called a general workers meeting with 1,500 JSS members at Baradam primary school in Dighinala sub-district, Khagarachhari Hill District.

Photo-3: Participated leaders, activists and workers at PCJSS 10th national conferenc

The JSS central committee sat on Saturday, 13 July, its first central meeting to form a 7-member executive committee and also a 7-member advisory committee. It also adopted a declaration to strengthen the JSS and expedite the movement of self-determination and also the implementation of the 1997, CHT peace accord. It, further, adopted to continue rigorous initiative to build greater Jumma unity through the arrest of fratricidal clashes and resolve JSS division. It decided to give call and start dialogue with the friendly left and progressive forces for their positive role in stopping Jumma conflict and JSS division by avoiding some of their close association with Mr. Santu Larma who is responsible for the Jumma killings and JSS bifurcation.

In the inaugural day, the CHT Regional Council's member Sudhasindhu Khisa was inaugurated the programme through raising national flag. During plenary session, speakers from outside the JSS spoke very loud and clear that there should be immediate halt of Jumma conflict and Mr. Santu Larma must initiate the move. Workers Party central committee member Mr. Mozammel Haq Tara, PCJSS law concerning secretary Advocate Saktiman Chakma, Dighinala Upazila Parisad Chairman Mr. Dammabeer Chakma, Khagrachhari Upazila vice-chairman Mr. Nirapad Talukdar, Dighinala Dhanpata Mouza headman Ms. Gopadevi Chakma, Kabakhali UP Chairman Mr. Biswa Kalyan Chakma, JSS leader Pratya Chakma, PCP president Aung San Thwee Marma Khilu and a few others spoke in the conference chaired by Mahalchari Upazila Vice-chairman Ms. Kakoli Khisa.