In episode 717 of 'Cut The Clutter', Shekhar Gupta talks about how Maoist\naxal groups gained power since independence and the recent ambush of security personnel in Chhattisgarh.
Home Minister Amit Shah, who is on a visit to Chhattisgarh, made the comment after paying tributes to the 22 security personnel who were killed by Naxals in the state Saturday.
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Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.
A good study by SG. Reasonably researched statistics and history which may not tell the whole story.
The major problem in such circumstances is that the Maoist killer also operates the local Kirana shop, which means that he is an Indian like me. So, in spite of “promises” made, the Government is handicapped by the level of force that can be used against even the heartless and brutally violent Maoists. Media reports making them out be heroes of sorts also does not help.
I have had close encounters in the 1960s with Naxals, who operated from the now famous, Wynad forests in North Malabar, my former home district. Luckily the constant efforts and social interactions of the locals and the “Dubai” syndrome that followed worked in a way to nip the movement in the bud there. The details is a long story by itself.
Let me tell you , that these Maoists now operate for personal gratification running a sort of Government within a sovereign state. It is unfortunate that that is a section of the media and society who are “Maoist” sympathisers, who themselves “sympathise” to meet their own ends and definitely not with the welfare of these misguided “Maoists”. Else, can you give me one valid reason why they can’t come out for assimilation into the society as promised by many Governments?
I know many “Naxals” of the 1960s in Kerala, including their firebrand woman leader Ajitha, who were absorbed into the society and have gone on to lead a normal life.
Tailpiece: Please don’t make heroes out of them. The question to really ask is, ” Is there more here than we what we know?”.
A good study by SG. Reasonably researched statistics and history which may not tell the whole story.
The major problem in such circumstances is that the Maoist killer also operates the local Kirana shop, which means that he is an Indian like me. So, in spite of “promises” made, the Government is handicapped by the level of force that can be used against even the heartless and brutally violent Maoists. Media reports making them out be heroes of sorts also does not help.
I have had close encounters in the 1960s with Naxals, who operated from the now famous, Wynad forests in North Malabar, my former home district. Luckily the constant efforts and social interactions of the locals and the “Dubai” syndrome that followed worked in a way to nip the movement in the bud there. The details is a long story by itself.
Let me tell you , that these Maoists now operate for personal gratification running a sort of Government within a sovereign state. It is unfortunate that that is a section of the media and society who are “Maoist” sympathisers, who themselves “sympathise” to meet their own ends and definitely not with the welfare of these misguided “Maoists”. Else, can you give me one valid reason why they can’t come out for assimilation into the society as promised by many Governments?
I know many “Naxals” of the 1960s in Kerala, including their firebrand woman leader Ajitha, who were absorbed into the society and have gone on to lead a normal life.
Tailpiece: Please don’t make heroes out of them. The question to really ask is, ” Is there more here than we what we know?”.