[Reader-list] NAXAL BRUTAL TERROR

Sat Apr 17 17:33:06 IST 2010

Dear Bipin

I am glad that you think that some of the points I put forward are meaningful.

Dont worry about the likes of Arundhati Roy. Treat her as being a part of the wall. 

I am surprised you call her a 'rationalist'. She is a romantic fool. She gets some coverage in Media and impacts the thinking of some minds only because 'rebellion' is a tasteful flavour for some people and also feeds sensationalism. When asked to contribute meaningfully (mediating) towards finding solutions for the problems she vents about, she shies away. 

Arundhati Roy is  parasite who thrives on situations of misery. That is her bread and butter. If I did not find her shallow in her understanding and presentations, I would have called it her 'intellectual' bread and butter. 

We have to look for such ways, means and attitudes to carefully handle problems like the Maoism/Naxalism that will lead to the "walls" self-destructing and crumbling. That alone will render the likes of Arundhati Roy as inconsequential.

What you and I seems to continue to disagee on is on my opinion that "hard action" alone, by itself, will not address the 'root causes' and will therefore not eradicate Maoism/Naxalism. 

Kshmendra

--- On Sat, 4/17/10, Bipin Trivedi <aliens at dataone.in> wrote:

From: Bipin Trivedi <aliens at dataone.in>
Subject: RE: [Reader-list] NAXAL BRUTAL TERROR
To: "'Kshmendra Kaul'" <kshmendra2005 at yahoo.com>
Cc: "sarai-list" <reader-list at sarai.net>
Date: Saturday, April 17, 2010, 3:59 PM

Dear Kshmendra,

You are right. It is respected state govt. negligence since years that allowed to “build” wall and vote-bank politics made this wall thicker and thicker and so we are suffering the sins. Just like negligence by WB govt. allowing infiltrations of Bangladeshis to increase their vote bank in the name of minor appeasement and their sins are suffering whole India, since Bangladeshis spread almost all over India.

Whatever, happened in the past, but it is time to rectify mistakes and govt. making/wants to make some sincere efforts but few rationalists like Aundhati Roy and few vote seeker politicians comes in between. Even maoist made this as their business now and don’t want to come out by conversation, so they even did not allow infrastructure in their area or destroys if made. So, it is time for govt. to take some hard action though it is painful step.

Thanks
Bipin

From: Kshmendra Kaul [mailto:kshmendra2005 at yahoo.com] 
Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2010 2:51 PM
To: sarai-list; Bipin Trivedi
Subject: Re: [Reader-list] NAXAL BRUTAL TERROR

Dear Bipin

You wrote : "Naxal/maoist army cadre has built a wall like (may be not physical wall in some areas) periphery and cornered that area where army or even police cannot go there easily, so to built all above infrastructure and provide facilities to their local people is remote
possibilities."

I agree. That is an appropiate description of the situation.

What needs thinking is:

1. Did this "wall" exist when India becamje independent in 1947? No, it did not. So what was it that allowed the Maoists/Naxals to build that "wall"? Who ceded that space to them? Who allowed their violent-extremist ideology to be propagated? Why were people attracted to it? Why did it become an 'alternative' for people to adopt instead of subscribing to the Constitution of India?

    This is not a matter of the last 5 or 10 or 15 or 20 years, but a culmination of indifferent and/or corrupted governance since 1947.

2. If you think the above is a resonable argument then please consider that breaking down or bulldozing that "wall" might by itself alone not be a solution. If the "root causes" are not addressed then it will be only a matter of time that another "wall" comes up, and another, and another.

3. Wouldnt you agree that what needs to be done is to ensure that no one lays the foundations for more such "walls"?

    Wouldnt you agree that the route for that is to make available competent governance, opportunities and an environment of justice?

4. Yes that will be an arduous task since the "walls" are strong but that is an impediment of our own making since we allowed the "walls" to come up in the first place through neglect and we have to suffer that disadvantage. It is a punishment for our own sins.

Kshmendra

--- On Sat, 4/17/10, Bipin Trivedi <aliens at dataone.in> wrote:

From: Bipin Trivedi <aliens at dataone.in>
Subject: [Reader-list] NAXAL BRUTAL TERROR
To: "sarai-list" <reader-list at sarai.net>
Date: Saturday, April 17, 2010, 12:30 PM

I believe that it is wrong to say that Naxal or Maoist are trying to protect
right of poor/tribal. As in case of terrorist or supporter of terrorist
(sleeper or active cell) are misguided by some terrorists group/wasted
interest, same way naxal/maoist are acting with misguidance. 

Many argues that we should built infrastructure like school, hospitals,
roads, industries and other amenities in naxal affected districts to provide
essential amenities and employment. But, actual situation in all such
district is very strange and different. Naxal/maoist army cadre has built a
wall like (may be not physical wall in some areas) periphery and cornered
that area where army or even police cannot go there easily, so to built all
above infrastructure and provide facilities to their local people is remote
possibilities. In the case, how can there up-liftment is possible? Is anyone
who favors them have thought this much extremities adopted by naxals/maoist.
Government did tried to solve by conversation and requested to allow govt.
machinery for developing infrastructure, but they boldly denied. If we want
to make some infrastructural work to provide facilities to people their then
one has to remove such boundary and freed the area even with the help of
army then also.

In the news and media air attack news was published. This is also myth,
there was no plan for air attack, but with the help air-force, aerial
surveillance or map view is necessary, so that army or police can go ahead
to capture that area and freed from maoist. Also, please note that most of
the poor/tribal are not supporting them by heart but they support forcefully
with gun on their head.

So, looking to above reason it seems that they made business to create
terror and playing in the hand of some wasted interest may be from outside
India. So, it is necessary to freed such naxal affected area from their
terror by any means. So if anyone says that naxal/maoist helping local
people or tribal is baseless.

Thanks

Bipin

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