[Reader-list] Reg: Your views on Naxalism

[Rajendra Bhat Uppinangadi]

Hi, Rakesh and other members of the list,

when Rakesh talks of American attack in Afghan and Iraq, is he essentially
overlooking the facts that these were sovereign nations, and millions were
killed, innocents as collateral damages by americans, but naxals are
basically about 27,000 indians, core group, with partly supported by other
indians, partly support sought by coercive methods of fear and extortion,
killing and rapes of the core group. Also, atrocities of the law keepers on
the innocents, the motive to take revenge against such is another factor
which keeps the oil burning in naxal lamp.
Basic issue is violence to express dissent in democratic way of life is not
acceptable, by any group of naxals or of any faith, if at all the last
resort of violence is to be used only by the system to quell the violence of
law breakers.Having said this, let me hasten to add, system festers and
breeds the delay in justice, thus riots from 1935 for the two nation theory,
had islamic fundamentalists pampered, leadership rewarded, as leaders of the
islam, becoming MLA and MPs, thus after five decades this was to be stopped
as godhra and train S6 burnt, judicial commission again gave report which
was not worth the paper wasted,Disputed site was a simple title suit, which
went upto privy council and settled, but again, opened to garner votes of
"minorities" thus justice and the system of free India played the game of
violence, provoking the "minority in majority" to take laws in to their own
hands to settle scores.!
In view of the pst records, it is time that citizens learnt to see both
sides of the coin before "expressing the views"., is my request.

Regards,
rajen.

On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 4:33 PM, Rakesh Iyer <rakesh.rnbdj at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi
>
> http://janatantra.com/2010/04/08/mukesh-kumar-singh-on-naxal-attack/
>
> This is the link of an article you had written which got posted on a reader
> list I am a member of.
>
> First of all, being a journalist, did you even go once into the lands where
> these Naxalites operate to know why tribals are joining Naxalism. Did you
> try to find out what their views are and whether talks are a possibility or
> not? Whose responsibility is it in society to find out why is this
> happening? Aren't you as media persons responsible to portray this harsh
> truth in the society to the people? Why is this not being out in the open?
> Why is every tribal being portrayed as a Naxalite?
>
> Secondly, you have openly asked for armed forces to intervene. This is what
> America did in Afghanistan and Iraq. In Iraq, 5 lakh civilians were killed.
> The count is not yet out for Afghanistan. Most of these were not
> terrorists,
> but innocent civilians in both nations. If these people become terrorists,
> who is responsible for this? And contrary to what you believe, out of every
> 100 people being killed in both nations, 5-6 may be terrorists but the rest
> are indeed civilians who are innocent. The same will happen with Naxals as
> well. They will not wait for your air power to be used upon them.
>
> Moreover, you are asking Indians to kill fellow citizens and bomb them
> assuming all of them are your enemies. This is not the case. A naxal
> doesn't
> wear a uniform, nor does he live in one specified territory. He is here,
> there and everywhere. He may be in cities, in forests and other places as
> well. If places you bomb are evacuated by Naxalites and then you simply
> bomb
> them, only innocents will be killed. The Naxals would simply spread to
> other
> regions and carry their operations as before.
>
> How many areas will you bomb like this? Entire India? And if they enter
> Reliance and Tata plants then? Bomb that too? What about the Indian
> Parliament? And remember the Parliament is no longer secure specially after
> the 13 December 2001 attack.
>
> So which foolish strategy are you talking about?
>
> As for the army, the army only believes in attack and not in defense. The
> only way it can do so is by killing all people in such areas. Why should
> innocents die for it? How would you feel if I were a police officer and I
> would arrest you in the name of being a Naxal supporter without you
> actually
> being one?
>
> Fight the Naxals. Yes. That is important. But it's more important to use
> your brains while fighting. Otherwise you will only suffer further defeats
> and losses.
>
> Rakesh
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-- 
Rajen.