Who is a Naxalite?

Yes, I am in shock. I am not able to come out of yesterday’s incident where a bunch of goons kidnapped 4 Bihar policemen & killed one brave man today. I am not able to understand who is a Naxalite or a Maoist or these so called who are fighting for equality/justice. They claim they are not bad citizen turning to crime; they are good citizen fighting for justice and equality. They talk about bringing revolution, changing life of poor and suppressed.

But what are they doing? Killing innocent people, not allowing development work and trying to get power at any cost. Killing innocents will never bring any revolution. They are doing all this from support of China and ISI. Even Kanu Sanyal had publicly declared on several occasions that he was receiving some kind of support from the Chinese government.

The Naxalites have a force of approximately 15,000 cadres spread across 160 districts in the states of Orissa, Chattisgarh, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, Karnataka and West Bengal. They operate primarily in the lawless, dense forested areas of India’s interior, with some estimates saying Naxalites control approximately 10.03 million hectares (about 25 million acres) of forests nationwide. They also have an active campaign to recruit students and other youths to help spread their left-wing extremism into India’s towns and cities. Can’t they own the development work in those areas instead of killing government officials? Can’t these 15000 cadres bring change they want to see in their society? Can’t these revolutionaries educate local people to elect a government who work for them? Obviously they can but they will never do so because it will hamper their own desire for power. These maoist are no different from our corrupt politicians who only know how to suck blood of a common man. They are just looking for political power to implement their own agenda.

It is also a shame on our political system. Indian politicians may be the most corrupt and shameless of all countries. Even in some of the poorest African nations, the condition of the people is better than those in the hinterland in many naxal affected states. The biggest problem aggravating naxalism is the mining mafia which wants to control most of the forest areas and they displace the poorest of the poor from their last shelter....why the state governments failed to bring development into far flung areas in their states in more than 60 years after our independence. Failure of the political system to deliver even basic requirements is the root cause for all these problems if not naxals, so other form of rebellion would have occurred in these areas.

Though India has several paramilitary organizations whose sole focus is combating Naxalites, security personnel are in poor condition to tackle the menace. Many junior and midlevel police officers are severely demoralized and frustrated by overly confident senior officials and policymakers who cannot cut through India’s bureaucracy and coordinate across state lines against the Naxalites. This lack of coordination also largely results from law-and-order issues falling under exclusive control of the state governments.

Politicians should study how a state like Kerala which had a strong naxal movement in the 60's & 70's almost wiped off the problem.Even in remote forest areas, one can see a dispensary, a school and other basis services which cater to the needs of the people.No wonder, Kerala achieved full literacy and most people can read and write and this enables them to know of their rights and demand it and a vibrant media keeps a watchful eye on even small problems and forces the government to act.

Killing innocent people will never ever bring any change. Make politicians accountable by educating janta

Jai Hind Jai Bharat.