[Reader-list] ARUNDHATI ROY'S SINCERITY AND INTELLECTUALITY EXPOSED IN SAGARIKA GHOSE INTERVIEW

[Bipin Trivedi]

Dear All,

When Sagarika Ghose asked that whenever state initiates development works on
bridges or starts school; those are blown up by the Maoists. What a
ridiculous answer Arundhati gives," Is it the case that there are hospitals,
schools, low malnutrition and lot of development in poor areas where there
aren't any Maoists?" and further she says, "When you go into the schools,
you see that they are used as barracks. They are built as barracks so as to
say that Maoists blow up schools and they are against development is bit
ridiculous". But Madam that has happened many times, what about that?
Government building basic infrastructure for their benefit and up-liftment,
but maoist destroys it and Aundhati favors it. What a thought.

But Maoists have AK-47 too? They have pressure bombs too? She says: They
snatched it from cops. By snatching, they get very marginal quantity, but
from where the huge quantity of arms come. She is fooling a small kids by
giving such ridiculous answer.

She believes that India is a fake democracy. Who told to stay here and if
this country don't suits you, you are at liberty to go. One thing you forget
that you are openly exploding your so called pro-maoist thought in Indian
democracy only. 

Strangely when asked for alternative solution, she replies that she don't
believe that imagination has brought the planet with no alternative
solution. Other way she suggest that rehabilitation of the tribal will
hopefully emerging solution. She is just hopeful, though she is counted as
most nearer to them as the report says, she roamed in naxal affected areas
many times, writes a full assay on it. But, she is just hopeful of solution.
She wants 'operation green hunt' which is for infrastructural projects to be
freeze, but such projects beneficial to local people only. When she is not
hopeful of solution and could not suggest anything about it, she should
co-operate the government who sincerely wants to do something for local
people. Such attitude of her create doubts about her sincerity!

She is not favoring mining industries allotted to private co. since iron ore
mine owner pays Rs. 27 to govt. while they keep Rs. 5000 with them. I
suggest her that run mine for few months and will come to know how it can be
run, what expenses occur. Rs. 5000 does not go fully in the pocket of mine
owner but they are bearing running expenses like wages, electric charges,
land lease charges etc. Please note that mining industry provides huge
employment their and their produce is key raw material for other industries
in India.

When asked the question that most of people hate your views and writing and
believe your thought impractical. She replies,  If whole of India hate me I
have to believe I am wrong. Then why you waiting for, understand this and
come back from your wrong belief now. This proves that she is just after
negative and chip publicity, that's all !!!

I think she is unaware or rather knowingly unaware that govt. tried earlier
for rehabilitation, but they don't want to come out from their forest land.
Even some of them don't want to change and remain to live as per their
tradition. What can one do in the case.

Even government want Aundhati to be mediator between the government and
maoist, but she denies. This is also creates doubt on her sincerity. What I
think, She wants just mere publicity out of this and wants to create a show
that she worried of tribal! By that way, she wants to increase sale of her
books and reader audience.

Thanks

Bipin