54 SOCIAL SCIENTIST and parties to form a broad front of resistance against a force which threatens all political parties. It is, of course, the task o^ the Left parties to act as the spearhead in forging this broad front of resistance while steadfastly working for Left and democratic unity. It is at the same time to be understood that the opposition bourgeois-landlord parties do not see beyond parliamentary advantage and electoral games. But the situation compels them to appeal to the people for action. In their appeal they often fail to take a consistent anti-authoritarian and democratic stand on several issues of importance. The anti-authoritarian movement, a movement which has at the same time to solve the important issue of national unity and integration, cannot be properly led if the challenge of imperialism to the country's unity is ignored or in matters of foreign policy opportunist pro-imperialist stand is taken. It also cannot be con-ducted without a firm opposition to communalism, firm defence of the rights of the minorities and opposition to the interests of the monopolists and the landlords. On all these issues, these parties which are to be drawn into the broad front of resistance have their vacillations, compromising points of view. The CPI (M) has been working ceaselessly for the broad front of resistance, and helped by the Left parties a numer of successes have been secured,.The convention of the six parties in Delhi, formation of a front of several parties in a number of states leading the people in the struggle against repression and for mass demands, the united intervention in the peasants' upsurge and the success secured, the steps to coordinate the activities of kisan organizations on an all-India plane arc developments which point to the growing and challenging unity of the people against authoritarian forces. This unity is helped by the policies and the activities of the Left governments which continue to attract the people more and more. Participants in the broad front of resistance may show vacillations, hesitations on occasions but this is the way the mass is moving and no move can deflect it from its course in the coming headlong battle against authoritarianism. 1 The Times of India. 26 January, 1981. 2 "Indian Bokasso*'. editorial in Indian Ex/yrefs, 9 January 1981. 8 Business Standard, 30 November 1980. 4 The Statesman, 28 November 1980. 5 VI Lenin, Collected Works, Vol 22, p 356. 6 AR Antulay in an interview with The Times of India, 7 Ibid.