By Tejang Chakma
The Naxalites or the Maoists have killed 289 persons in the first six months of 2011. This indicates that at an average of 48 persons have lost their lives every month or more than one person per day.
The Naxalites or the Maoists have killed 289 persons in the first six months of 2011. This indicates that at an average of 48 persons have lost their lives every month or more than one person per day.
On 7 August 2011, Shri Jitendra Singh, Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs in written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha stated that 208 civilians and 89 security forces were killed by the Naxalites in 912 incidents from 1 January 2011-30 June 2011. The highest number of the killing was reported from Jharkhand with 66 followed by Chhattisgarh (52); West Bengal (31); Maharashtra (21); Bihar (19); Orissa (16); and Andhra Pradesh (3). Most of the civilians were also killed in Jharkhand (66) followed by Chhattisgarh (52). Four Naxalites incidents were reported from Madhya Pradesh, fortunately there was no report of any casualty.
In 2010, 1005 persons, including 720 civilians and 285 security forces, were killed by the Naxalites in as many as 2212 incidents.
On 13 September 2011, Union Home Minister P Chidambaram called the “Naxalism a bigger challenge than terrorism or insurgency.”
Majority of the civilians killed were accused of being police informers. The Naxalites have been responsible for brutal killing of their hostages after abduction. Often the hostages were killed by slitting their throats or beheading or subjected to torture through the so called Jan Adalats (people’s courts) in full public view to instill fear among the people.
In April 2010, the Asian Centre for Human Rights (ACHR), a leading human rights NGO in India, has termed the Maoists as the “worst human rights violators” among all armed groups in the country. In its report titled Torture in India 2010, ACHR stated “often these killings were authorized by Maoist ‘people’s courts or Jan Adalats.”
In fact, the number of Jan Adalats has increased. According to the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, the number of Jan Adalats increased to 48 in 2010 (up to 31 August 2010) from 38 in the corresponding period in 2009. The number of persons killed in Jan Adalats also increased to 21 from 11 during the same period.
I dont think Maoists are a threat to the national security....Though they may have adopted the strategy of violence but still i feel the govt. if wishes can solve the problem within few days by coming to the negotiation table instead of trying to annihilate them...If they have taken up arms, they have a reason which must be heard before targeting them.....
ReplyDeleteIf their reasons are true and original then the govt must try to fulfill it instead of trying to hide the ugly face of the elites under the cover of the government