[Reader-list] Reg: Naxalism

[Rajendra Bhat Uppinangadi]

Rakesh and all those who are keen about the movement of naxalism,
having seen from close quarters the ideologues, the enforcers and the foot
soldiers of naxal movement, it is with regrets, it has to be recorded that
the movement has become hotbed of extortion, sadistic rapists and anti
socials in the guise of giving justice to the poor and the tribals, which is
used by the political parties to garner power, be it Andhra when ruled by
TDP, Congress had tacit understanding with naxals, as backdoor talks for
power, to defeat TDP.Be it West Bengal, then it is Trinamool which is now
having romance with the rapists, and murderers, as these leaders have fetish
for the power and kickbacks.
As to indstrialisation, even that step needs careful planning,
rehabilitation of the displaced, use of non agrarian lands, but leaders and
barons of industry want lands nearer to cities, not semi urban non agrarian,
non fertile lands.! tribals who live on sale and supply of forest products
have become pawns in the hands of political leaders as the 'contractors who
buy the products have enslaved the tribals.
That is the reality at grass root level, sitting in ivory towers of power
and being honest is a method of cheating the nation,as lap top dog of
America, when the honest PM sold his soul for few dollars for the vote of
confidence bought the votes of N-deal, as America again, wants to be police
to the comity of nations, which is now more divided as christian and muslim
nations, and as a secular nation, with lowest divided populace but biggest
consumer number India is a joke of a nation., again thanks to the policies
of sacrificing mother of the nation and her UPA @ in its present avtar.
regards, rajen.

On Sun, Apr 11, 2010 at 8:39 PM, Rakesh Iyer <rakesh.rnbdj at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear Rajendra
>
> This is where you lose the plot. There are people like Arundhati Roy who do
> romanticize the Maoists when they refer to them as 'Gandhians with guns'.
> There is no way a Gandhian would be found with a gun. But while Roy is an
> anti-statist (not just an anti Indian-state person), she must be heard for
> one reason: she has the patience to go to the places where tribals live,
> talk to them, and understand why are they fighting the war. Her
> romanticizing it is wrong, but as one of the links which I shared in the
> previous mail said (written by Umar Mujahir I believe), which section of the
> media today goes to the Naxalite areas and publish what is going on.
> Chhattisgarh is one state which stops media persons from going to such
> regions.
>
> Even our defence experts analyze Jamaat-ud-Dawa statements to decide on the
> possible moves. That does not mean that they are supporters of terrorism. I
> personally feel we have to solve this problem, and this would mean
> understand Naxalites and the reason why people take to violence, even at the
> cost of their lives. Some of them even know they will never win, yet they
> are sacrificing their lives. We must know this method to madness, because
> ultimately it's cutting this base and making people realize that this will
> not solve their problems and it can be solved in a much easier way, which
> will ultimately ensure that Naxalism is wiped out.
>
> Also, every Maoist is not a tribal, and neither is every tribal a Maoist.
> Plus of course, let's not forget the structural violence conducted by the
> state every day in the name of movements like Salwa Judum which are the
> worst examples of state-sponsored terror on its own citizens, in the name of
> fighting Naxalism. In this movement, not a single Naxalite has been killed
> or caught upto date, but certainly innocents have been massacred and raped.
> If they become Maoists, who is responsible for it?
>
> It's also high time we as a society stop thinking what is best for
> adivasis. Who are we to decide what is good for them and what isn't. There
> is no need for Chidambaram to claim that development in the form of
> industries is the solution, or mining is the solution. Ask them what they
> want, make them feel important, and automatically they will be your ears and
> eyes in the fight against Naxals. And then you would not need a huge CRPF to
> fight the Naxalites; simply the police force would be enough.
>
> Rakesh
>



-- 
Rajen.