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Desperate Maoists intensify action in Naxal-hit states | The violence that has erupted in states
in eastern India is being interpreted as a desperate attempt by the Maoists to
bend the Central and State administrations to release their arrested leaders.
Today, they have blown up a railway track near the Urma Railway station in West
Bengal, even as a nation-wide shutdown has been called. People of the area fear
there will be more such incidents in the states of Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand
during the ongoing nation-wide shutdown. The strong statements issued by Union
Home Minister P. Chidamabaram and the support it has received from the state governments,
has left the Naxalites fearing the possibility of a reduction in cadre intake.
Thursday night's violence in Khagaria in Bihar where they have tried to exploit
the discontent among the Dalit Kurmis is seen as an effort to appeal to all tribals
in the region. In Khagaria , the Maoists tied the hands of the victims and did
not spare even women and children. The recent statement by the Chief of Air Staff,
Air Chief Marshal P.V. Naik, that he has made a request to the defence ministry
to give the air force permission to retaliate against the Maoists, has upset Naxal
leaders. The Maoist second-in command Koteshwar Rao, who is also known as Kishanji,
has reacted to the air chief's statement. He claims that the Naxals fired at the
helicopters in Chhattisgarh region in self-defence. Even though the copters had
not fired at them. Kishanji described the Maoists as "Patriots". In a recent statement,
Chidambaram stated that the priority of the UPA Government is to establish law
and order in the Naxal-hit areas. He said that a firm action against the Maoists
would help in promoting development, healthcare and education in the areas affected
by insurgent violence. Efforts are being made by the Central and State Governments
to tell the people that the Naxals are not facilitating development, but indulging
in extortion to help themselves. |
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