Is it the lack of will of the government to fight Maoists or the local support which seems to be so powerful that such terrible organization exist or is it due to the underdevelopment of any region that gives birth to these extremist ? The questions are several and the answers are with us only. It’s only we need to address them more seriously.
If the violence reaches beyond a limit, the government should not think twice to assert its power even if it means force against its own people. Ironically, Maoist are losing popularity because of their own activities. Killing innocent people can create an atmosphere of terror but the gain is very little by this so called revolutionaries. Initially it sounds impossible to tackle the problem and the common man suffers, though the local sympathies are always with these revolutionaries but gradually this endless violence give way to the sentiments against such militants and the government knows this pretty well. So, in the long run it is worth waiting. History ( take the case of Punjab) has proved this formula but we need to pay a price for such wait.
Maoists( term took its birth in china ) and Naxalist ( term took birth in India) meaning of which in lay man term is same ‘Violence’. It has its presence in 20 out of 28 states in India with goal to throw the government of India out of power. They claim to be fighting for the rights of the tribals in the forest belt of Central India, but we all know that the main conflict is due to the fact that this area is mineral rich and so everybody( let it be extremists or the corporate biggies) seems to be eyeing on the area ,though, the main focus has been neglected since long i.e there have been numerous human rights violation of the tribals in these areas.
It is a fact that hunger and similar issues do provoke people in picking up arms and when the question comes to chose between the hunger and militancy the decision ends in creating a situation where he is torn between conscience and survival. But I feel that every individual, as part of their social responsibility also needs to educate such ignorant people that the solution of hunger does not lie in violence. What is worrying, that now they are showing strategy in attacking the security forces and involving the local populations in their so called people’s war. We read very often that government is coming up with policies of socio-economic measures to defuse the grievances that fuel the maoist cause but we all know that these things goes in very slow pace and like, these extremist cannot operate without the support /sympathy of the locals, similarly, government also need our support to make its operation successful.
Experts are of the opinion that our police are neither equipped nor trained in the art of jungle warfare and they are simply send to the dense forest to face the Maoists who are well trained as well as have sophisticated weapons. It is real surprise that wherein 76 police were killed, only 8 maoists got killed in the counter attack which proves that our Jawans are not trained enough
Saturday, May 1, 2010
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ReplyDeletenaxalite and maoist was originally brought into limelight to create an equality in the society..but the original principles have been long lost and hence now there is the demise whose consequences is what the society pays..educating people under maoist influence is something too difficult..it increases ones mortality percentage, but be it government or 'we' the mango people, we can only extend our hands to raise the subsiding standard of living of those people who has to depend on these extreme people for their betterment..we should initiate and give them more work..bring urbanity and lifestyle development in the area..providing the basic amenities..but what we do is 'talk' and 'discriminate'..showing our back to the duties that come with free citizenship..
ReplyDeletei feel that lipi mukherjee has done a great job!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteits commendable that she wrote such an eye opening article imparting immense knowledge .... hats offffff
I once met an army commander in train somewhere in India. Upon casual conversation, he shared (he was posted in Kashmir then)...all they need is a week's time to cleanse Kashmir of terrorism. The point being there are answers if the govt. wants it...And also the fact that if the govt is just and equitable towards its people, why would people need to resort to arms against its own govt.
ReplyDeleteIn a violent situation all ideology goes down the drain except that of surviving and defeating the enemy. That is maoists ideology.
ReplyDeleteMaoists dictate that either the locals are with them or against them. There's hardly any genuine sympathy from the local population.
Socio-economic / developmental measures can be an effective measure only after the the maoists are flushed out. In the mean while all governmental efforts will be targeted and destroyed as will the locals who participate in such works.
On the other hand Indian armed forces / bureaucracy is elitist and corrupt. Foot soldiers are treated as dirt, not effectively trained, de-motivated and prone to corruption.
Ultimately this compromises national and public security.
terrorism became part of the life.without solving the old issues people are getting new names in the market.i think people(who also make the govt)are afraid of rasing their voice,till it comes on them.if we are together no one can terrorize us..but our backbone is missing!!!
ReplyDeleteNice post.
ReplyDeleteThe terminology of calling the Maoists as "Gandhis with guns" is ludicrous.
One must think, if Gandhi had taken up the gun, he'd have been decimated.
To the Maoist sympathizers-
Where does the money and arms come from?
Yes, i completely agree that there are tribal issues, which have to be addressed through massive development efforts...
But, are the Maoists allowing the government to penetrate the jungles with programmes for the poor?
Because of the violence, we citizens have been alienated from several states, in our own country!
All the mineral rich regions, including the Uranium deposits in the N-E are prone to violence... And the development efforts just are kept off by all of it.
Let's not live in extremes. Both pure capitalism and chaste socialism are harmful. We need a balance between the two.
Case to be considered-
West Bengal before the Left rule and after.
Earlier, Calcutta being the Paris of East.
And now...
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Also, some of the intellectuals are mired with Stockholm Syndrome.
Had the Maoists been non-violent, things would have been immensely different.
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Even the revolutionaries get played by the government... The Rajdhani hijack case...
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@Poonam: If all the public issues are solved, then the existence of any government would be unnecessary...
In deeper, philosophical level, we need both the God and the Devil...