[issuesonline_worldwide] Corruption must be removed for stopping Naxalism

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--- On Fri, 10/9/09, S kumar <kumar_8134 wrote:

S kumar <kumar_8134Re: [issuesonline_worldwide] Corruption must be removed for stopping Naxalismpresidentofindia, manmohan, soniagandhi, kapilsibal, supremecourt, Issuesonline_worldwide , janshakti , contribute , eGovIndia , Branded_Indian , political_analysts , rjdal, contact, cc, issuesonline_worldwide Date: Friday, October 9, 2009, 10:43 AM

EIther Ribero or KPS Gill, or both together would solve the problem provided UPA is serious to get rid of this menace fom the Country, the killers nd their leaders walking escorted by the Police as "National Hero-s"- as wee see in the media the Ghandy escorted so!! There are other Police officers too at Junior levels who are equally efficient, both in Gujarat and Maharshtra, but it is not clear whether UPA, which ordered release of all top leaders of Naxalites/Maoists holding an impoirtant meeting in Andhra/Maharashtra border forests under orders of Shivraj Patil, would be serious enough to solve this issue.--- On Fri, 10/9/09, satbir singh <ssbedi1945 > wrote:satbir singh <ssbedi1945 >[issuesonline_ worldwide] Corruption must be removed for stopping Naxalismpresidentofindia@ rb.nic.in, manmohan (AT) sansad (DOT) nic.in, soniagandhi@ sansad.nic. in, kapilsibal (AT) hotmail (DOT) com, supremecourt@ nic.in, Issuesonline_ worldwide, janshakti@grou ps.com, contribute@gro ups.com, eGovIndia@grou ps.com, Branded_Indian, political_analysts, rjdal (AT) rediffmail (DOT) com, contact@samajwadipa rtyindia. com, cc, issuesonline_ worldwideFriday, October 9, 2009, 7:40 AM Kind attention is drawn to the following news item in the Times of India dated 9.10.2009: "The government will now go the whole hog against the Red ultras. Plans have been set in motion to deploy around 70,000 paramilitary personnel in the naxal-affected states, which in conjunction with the state police forces will soon take the battle to the Maoist rebels in their jungle and other hideouts. A day after home minister P Chidambaram issued an ultimatum to Maoists to jettison their armed struggle or face full-scale action, sources said the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) on Thursday gave the green signal to the major step-up in operations against

the rebels in consultation with the respective state governments after the Maharashtra assembly polls later this month. "Full-scale security offensive, coupled with equitable development, will be the guiding principle, while taking the state governments fully on board,'' said a top official. The planned major offensive will revolve around the "complete domination of affected areas'' till civil and police administration is fully restored. "It might take two to three years but it will be done. The beginning has already been made in Lalgarh in West Bengal and Dantewada in Chhattisgarh, '' said a senior home ministry official. Even as the over two-hour-long CCS chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh discussed the security as well as economic options to take on the red menace, IAF announced its own plans to deploy its Garud commandos and mount machine guns on its helicopters to protect its aircrew and aircraft. That naxalism

has swiftly emerged as the biggest internal security challenge in recent years can be gauged from the fact that while less than 90 security personnel have been killed in counter-terrorism operations in Jammu and Kashmir this year, over 270 of them have already lost their lives battling the ultras in states like Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Orissa, Bihar, Maharashtra, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh. This represents the highest toll for security forces in anti-naxal duties in a single year, with the killing of 18 policemen by naxals in Gadchiroli region of Maharashtra on Thursday only reinforcing the huge challenge ahead. While 33,000 security personnel are already deployed in these states, another 37,000 will be drawn from various paramilitary forces like CRPF, ITBP, BSF, SSB and CoBRA as part of the stepped-up drive against naxalites. The armed forces, however, will not directly join the battle. Air Chief Marshal P V Naik said the

Garud special forces would be deployed in IAF helicopters -- engaged in reconnaissance, logistical and casualty evacuation duties in the ongoing anti-naxal operations -- to ward off any naxal attack on them. "But there will no Rambo-style operations or a free-for-all, '' said the IAF chief, stressing the security measures were meant for self-defence and use of "offensive airpower'' was strictly not on the radar screen due to the high risk of collateral damage. Defence minister A K Antony, too, said the armed forces would not be "directly used'' in the anti-naxal operations. Paramilitary forces under the home ministry, along with the state police forces, will instead drive the anti-naxal battle. "The aim is to confront the Maoists simultaneously in all affected states to eliminate the menace,'' said an official. "Although operations against the ultras are already in motion, they will be stepped up once polls in Maharashtra,

Haryana and Arunachal Pradesh are over...it will free around 25,000 central paramilitary personnel,'' he added. The security dragnet will specially focus on the two tri-junctions of Jharkhand-West Bengal-Orissa and Chhattisgarh- Orissa-Andhra Pradesh to prevent any attempt by the Maoists to sneak from one zone to another. Even for the election duties in Maharastra -- guarding polling stations, poll material and election staff -- the Centre has deployed 4,000 specially-trained personnel in the Gadchiroli, Gondia and Chandrapur regions. "They have been asked not only to do area domination before the polls but also to conduct operations on the basis of local intelligence before and after the polling on October 13,'' said another official." Kind attention is also drawn to another news item in the Times of India of the same date: "In a veiled attack on non-Congress parties ruling certain states, Congress

leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said the "inability" of the state governments there to reach out to the people was one of the reasons for spread of naxalism there. In states like Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh or Orissa, the governments were not reaching out to the people, which was one reason behind spread of naxalism, he told reporters here. Wherever there was development and democratic system, this problem was not there, he said, maintaining that it was his personal view. "There are experts in the government who know how to combat naxalism. But my view is that there is a connection between naxalism and local governments' inability to reach out to people and lack of development" , Gandhi, who is on a visit to the state to strengthen the party, said." It is clear from the above that Naxalism thrives only where there is lack of development because of political and bureaucratic corruption and the welfare schemes do not

reach the people. Naxalism has been in India for a very long time when Congress was ruling the country. So, Congress cannot say that there is no corruption in the States ruled by it. However, now the issue before the Government is that it must stop Naxalism and for stopping Naxalism, the corruption must be rooted out at all levels so that developmental works get undertaken and completed and the benefits of welfare schemes reach the poorest of the poor. Only in this way, Naxalism can be tackled and it will die its own death. Satbir Singh Bedi, BH(Poorvi) 682, Shalimar Bagh, Delhi-110088