NAXALISM AND SHINING INDIA
I just chanced upon an old newspaper a few days ago that
carried an article on a recently held meeting of senior police officers from
all states to review the security situation in the country. It was addressed by
the PM and during his speech the PM drew attention to the threat of Naxalite
violence and its potential to be one of the greatest challenges in the coming
times. My curiosity piqued, I did a little bit of research and spoke to a
couple of people who specialize in writing on such issues; surprisingly I came
away with an impression that it is more than a clash of ideology.
As per open source material available on the net and in back
issues of magazines, there are between 150 to 125 districts which are severely
affected by Naxalite violence, there
have been more than 400 major and minor acts of violence resulting in
loss of lives and property. Abhujmarh region of Chattisgarh is considered to be
some kind of a liberated zone, contiguous areas of AP and Orissa,as well as parts
of Jharkhand are so called battlezones
for these proletarian armies.
The Govt response seems to be based on treating this as a
law and order issue and attempt conflict resolution through force. Thus various
armed police units have been deployed in these states to ensure some kind of a
response to the Naxalite bands. Discussions with academicians and journos,
specializing in this field however, brought out a very interesting
observation.. namely that the rank and file of this revolutionary army are not
hard nosed ideologues but people who are totally disillusioned with the current
system of governance. Their major concerns are not about the creation of a
classless society but issues like; land for the tiller, education, fair market
practices, right to forest produce, responsive governance and a host of such
basic issues. If this assertion is true then what holds them together?
Anger! Anger that seethes through the very being of human
existence against inequity imposed due to sheer apathy about the conditions in
which such vast numbers of humanity are condemned to live and die. Anger on
opportunities denied, facilities filched and the impersonal face of the “Mai
Baap Sarkar” after 60 years of Independence.
Just imagine what must run through the mind of the young
urchin who scrambles to pick up the casually tossed box containing remnants of
a happy meal; but spare a thought for the emotions of his parents.. the
frustration must be immense. Can we even begin to closely approximate the
feelings of individuals who will be born on the footpaths and live their lives
stories on them? If you find visualization difficult just look out of the
windows once.
The problem is more than a battle between two or more
“isms’, it is to do with our inability to transform our system of governance
into one that delivers value for money without prejudice to all citizens. There
was a time when our film makers and dramatist put these issues in our drawing
rooms and consciousness with rude brutality that shook us out of our daily apathy,
unfortunately this seems to be a dying breed ,as the current obsession with look good and feel good stories, as to
what a shining example are we, is hogging national consciousness, to the
detriment of our future ability to repair the psyche of our society.Sadly
shining India is inexorably leaving Bharat behind.
Empathy is a forgotten word ,and, if the state of things
,this attitude of denial like an ostrich with its head snuck in the sand
persists, then truly a thousand revolutions will bloom. When that happens ,I
wonder how many shall perish; but whatever that figure may be it shall
definitely put the terrorism casualties in the also ran category.The need of
the hour is to have a more transparent and responsive governance system that is
fair and addresses issues that may seem less glamorous but hold equal
importance as any other issue affecting our nations standing.
“A good thing about telling the truth is that you don’t have
to remember what you said!”
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Dear Munir,
thanks for your detailed comments and the sense of passion that you communicate.I would reccomend that you read part 2 of this blog ,maybe ,some questions and issues have been addressed,
regards
Quasimodo
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This is what TAVLEEN SINGH WROTE ABOUT NXALAS:=
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FIFTH COLUMN Soniaji, if you really care about the aam aadmi...
Tavleen Singh
Posted online: Sunday, February 11, 2007 at 0000 hrs Print Email
When it comes to the Naxalites, the same questions arise. Who are these guys? Why do we not know their names and faces? Where do their funds come from? Who gives them their guns? It’s time for answers and time that the men in charge of our homeland security acknowledge that secrecy has become a veil for failure.
In the absence of answers we have ‘secularists’ blaming the bombs on Hindu fanatics and ‘nationalists’ blaming Pakistan. Both are ridiculous./////////////
She is my favorite! She was the one to pint out about the talebanization of India !! She here forgets even darling of Indians, Indira Gandhi, used to blame the pakkis and there is hard evidence to blame those barbaric fascists...
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One more piece of evidence how Hindu money is being drained out to fatten filthy rich islamic pigs:=
///////////////Exclusive quota for minorities in TN
Chennai, April 5: In the midst of a raging controversy over the Supreme Court's order staying the 27 per cent reservation for OBC students in the elite educational institutions, the Tamil Nadu government today announced an "exclusive reservation" for Christians and Muslims in government services and educational institutions........///////////
Even the rich pakki fascists refused to take Bihari muslims left stranded in bangiland!!? Why should you carry the islamic burden left dumed on you ever since 1947??! NOw that burden has increased form 9% in 1947 to more than 17% now with mullahs opposed to birth control. much like the xians..esp-ly the catholics...
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Subversion is the name of the game for the evil nexus constituted by congis, commies and the no-good minority, Hindus have been patronizing us with your valuable money be it cricket, bollywood movies, or Hamdard or christians demanding too high academic fees. Millions of Gandhi types have been subverted into believing, we should carry the burden "left dumped" on us for one more century.
Naxals are supposed to be HIndus but are actually godless commies that are being subverted and abused as the savage agents of the barbaric islamists. Do you need proof?
Here it is:=////////////////////
////////3 held for supplying arms to Naxals
Mangalore, Oct 14: The Anti-Rowdy Squad (ARS) here has arrested three persons on the charge of supplying weapons to Naxals in Andhra Pradesh, a top police official said.
The arrested were identified as B Venkatareddy, a native of Kodad village near Nalgonda in Andhra Pradesh, Mohammed Sayyad of Malur in Kolar district and Madhusudhan of Byrapura near Hassan in Karnataka, K Suresh Babu, IGP (Western Range), told reporters here today.
Acting on a tip-off that the trio was moving about in a suspicious manner near the old bus stand here last night, the ARS searched their vehicle and seized a revolver and an unlicensed foreign-made pistol worth Rs 2 lakh and Rs 3.70 lakh in cash, he said.
When interrogated, they revealed that they were proceeding towards Palakkad in Kerala to purchase weapons.
The accused had so far sold seven weapons, of which three were seized by Andhra police, he added. The accused had been supplying weapons to Naxal groups for the past four years, he said, adding that a few were involved in many cases in Andhra Pradesh and wanted by police there."//////////////////
IT IS ALWAYS ONE ISLAMIC SAVAGE DIRECTLY DRIVING MANY HINDU FOOLS TO VIOLENCE!!
There is always a bunch of simpleton Hindu fools subverted to the cause of islamist savagery. What do you know about Sandeep Pandey? He is another one of those subverted HINDU fools. . in the pocket of the islamofascists.
YES, IT ALL ABOUT FASCIST HEGEMONY..
"...It is now more about power than anything else..."
propped up by islamofascists left dumped on Indians in 1947 who are again being puppetteered by the pakki barbaric fascists....
Of course poverty among Hindus is more severe which needs to be addressed soon! While the islamic burden is taking a heavy toll on the government coffers! Remember SYRIA AND JORDAN REFUSE TO SUPPORT IRAQI REFUGEES, DENYING THEM EVEN EDUCATION OR JOBS, LET ALONE CITIZENSHIP!! SAME WAY, PALESTININAS ARE DENIED ALL THAT IN LEBANON, JORDAN..ETC.
ONLY ARAB WHO WAS PRO-PALESTINIAN WAS SADDAM HUSSAIN!!!
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Nexalism and Maoism are spreading fast.Government must keep it in check or else it may do greater harm to the country like terrorism.It may be proper to bring the leaders to the discussion table and sort out their problems to the extent possible.It is true that government has done much for the poor .Rich are getting richer .Poor are not getting rich.
A well balanced blog.
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There are problems and nation's progress was held up for decades due to myopic ideological obsessions our leaders possessed for long. They still do and think that way. No violence centered ideology has solved any long standing problem any where in the world. The regimes have been over thrown but the problems remained.
This talk ofIndia
Naxalism has become an occupation to many and they lord over jungle produces to feed it and feel sense of brute power they seem to posses in the process.
Governance needs to be tightened up and balanced development takes time. There are so many resources, infrastructural and skill shortages to be taken care of too.
Warm regards,
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