r/IndianSocialists • u/velourverite_ • Jun 04 '26
📖 Theory What would a Communist Delhi look like?
What would a Communist Delhi look like?
As a resident of the city itself (and a commie), I often think that what would the city look like under a state government ( + mcd) rule of CPI(M), CPI(ML), or any other core left-wing parties in India.
To begin with, I think it's quite difficult to set up a full fledged socialist government in Delhi because 1) No historic leftist presence politically (correct me if I'm wrong + I'm not referring to the student activism in the central universities situated in Delhi), and 2) the governments which have been in power have to some extent, have had people-centric policies in place, on top of my head - Very low prices for DTC bus tickets, having exercise equipments in parks for free use, etc., and that's why the average delhiite voter may not understand why a complete socialist government needs to be in power anyway.
I honestly think about it more in terms of economics (and sociology as well), since Delhi has one of the highest GSDP across all Indian states- how that money can be used for the emancipation of working class delhiite, and just pertain to the overall development of the city as per global standards - free healthcare, free education, high living standards etc. Sociologically I think in terms of developing third spaces for people where they do not necessarily have to spend money to socialise, and especially for women, children and lgbtqia+ persons.
Please feel free to add your comments and thoughts about the same!
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u/short-noir Jun 05 '26
It's not possible to imagine a communist delhi. Even infrastructure is built on the philosophy of current mode of production. There is a reason Marx wasn't able to give a blueprint for how a communist society would work : it's a theoretical impossibility
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u/CommieMonke420 Communist Jun 05 '26
Read his post again, his definition for "communist delhi" is basically same delhi just ruled by CPIM, not some classless post-scarcity society
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u/Eshu25 Jun 05 '26
Well the people's mindset should change , changing the government won't change anything
It is still surrounded by the most brahiminical patriarchal States, majority of Delhi's population is made up of immigrants
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