Interesting how the parliamentary Left goes quiet when workers don’t wait for permission
Noticed that apart from CPI(ML) (Liberation), there’s been near-total silence from the parliamentary Left and most ML orgs on the ongoing Noida worker protests.
And it’s not like this is some minor or symbolic agitation ; this is workers self-organising, pushing back directly against management, and not waiting for party structures or union mediation to take the lead.
Which makes the silence… telling.
Because this is where the contradiction shows up clearly:
- As long as labour struggles are contained, mediated, and negotiable, there’s visibility and statements
- The moment workers act autonomously and unpredictably, the enthusiasm seems to drop off
- Suddenly, the priority shifts from confrontation → “stability”, “process”, “negotiation”
At some level, it feels like the parliamentary Left is far more comfortable representing workers than with workers actually exercising power themselves.
Not saying every situation needs maximal escalation - but the lack of even rhetorical support here is hard to ignore.
Would genuinely like to know:
- Are there statements/interventions I’ve missed (apart from CPI(ML) Liberation)?
- Or is this just the usual discomfort with movements that can’t be neatly absorbed into party structures?
TL;DR: Workers in Noida are organising on their own terms, and most of the Left seems oddly quiet about it.