Just wanted to write a small bit about the Naxalite menace that has gripped India in the recent times but has been prevalent for well over 35 odd years. Will write more about the details later.
Maoism is actually based on the concept of 'armed resistance and armed liberation of countries' absolutely similar to the one initiated by Mao Zedong when he created a peasant uprising and conquered China...that's why Maoists. These people can be really brutal. I have spoken to people who have ran off from the villages because of brutality of the Naxalites. Maoists generally do not harm villagers and let them be as long as they keep giving them food and shelter when required and do not talk bad about Naxalism. However, in one of those villages, a person decided to say no to Maoists and supported their removal. The next morning, people found his body cut into small pieces in the middle of the village arranged 'neatly'.
Look at the statements of people like Kobad Ghandy who has been arrested and Kisenji who is the Naxalite leader. These people espouse killing and have made statements saying that innocent blood will be killed in a liberation struggle. Think about it. There are 10000 well armed and highly motivated Maoists ready to take on the Indian establishment and they are hiring villagers in droves including women and children to prepare for the defense against the inevitable Indian security attack. They have automatic weapons like SLR's, Kalashnikov's, Grenade Launchers, IED's and they have their own factories in the jungles which manufacture them. Just compare that to only a 1000 odd Islamic terrorists being present in the country and you will understand the difference. These guys regularly bomb schools and hospitals, railway tracks and mobile towers since they do not want any development to take place as the villagers and Tribals might start moving away from Naxalism if that happens. NREGA money and Road building cannot reach the people there because they kill any contractor or government official on sight. They beheaded an unarmed kidnapped police officer to prove their point. Remember Daniel pearl and the Taliban!!?
The Naxalism movement started as a revolt against the 'haves' by the 'have nots' in Naxalbari in West Bengal in the 70's but was subsequently crushed by the Indian state, however it came back again because development did not happen AT ALL and that is the only damn thing which worries me. Naxalism will rear its ugly head once again, maybe under a different name, after this massive Indian offensive, which will start probably in November, if the situation at ground remains the same after that (lack of development etc). Lets just hope that it doesnt!
Maoism is actually based on the concept of 'armed resistance and armed liberation of countries' absolutely similar to the one initiated by Mao Zedong when he created a peasant uprising and conquered China...that's why Maoists. These people can be really brutal. I have spoken to people who have ran off from the villages because of brutality of the Naxalites. Maoists generally do not harm villagers and let them be as long as they keep giving them food and shelter when required and do not talk bad about Naxalism. However, in one of those villages, a person decided to say no to Maoists and supported their removal. The next morning, people found his body cut into small pieces in the middle of the village arranged 'neatly'.
Look at the statements of people like Kobad Ghandy who has been arrested and Kisenji who is the Naxalite leader. These people espouse killing and have made statements saying that innocent blood will be killed in a liberation struggle. Think about it. There are 10000 well armed and highly motivated Maoists ready to take on the Indian establishment and they are hiring villagers in droves including women and children to prepare for the defense against the inevitable Indian security attack. They have automatic weapons like SLR's, Kalashnikov's, Grenade Launchers, IED's and they have their own factories in the jungles which manufacture them. Just compare that to only a 1000 odd Islamic terrorists being present in the country and you will understand the difference. These guys regularly bomb schools and hospitals, railway tracks and mobile towers since they do not want any development to take place as the villagers and Tribals might start moving away from Naxalism if that happens. NREGA money and Road building cannot reach the people there because they kill any contractor or government official on sight. They beheaded an unarmed kidnapped police officer to prove their point. Remember Daniel pearl and the Taliban!!?
The Naxalism movement started as a revolt against the 'haves' by the 'have nots' in Naxalbari in West Bengal in the 70's but was subsequently crushed by the Indian state, however it came back again because development did not happen AT ALL and that is the only damn thing which worries me. Naxalism will rear its ugly head once again, maybe under a different name, after this massive Indian offensive, which will start probably in November, if the situation at ground remains the same after that (lack of development etc). Lets just hope that it doesnt!
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