MRTA statement on revolution
The MRTA issued a statement criticizing the PCP-SL for its conception of the revolution, pointing out that it should include the workers and not only the peasants.
The Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA) issued a statement criticizing the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path (PCP-SL) for its conception of revolution. The MRTA criticized the PCP-SL because they considered that the revolution should include the workers and not only the peasants. This statement evidenced the ideological and strategic differences between the two subversive organizations operating in Peru during that period. The MRTA's statement sought to differentiate itself from the peasant-centric approach of the PCP-SL and to propose a broader vision of the revolutionary process.