Naxal problem in India
Saturday - October 14, 2017 9:19 am ,
Category : WTN SPECIAL
Naxal problem in India
If the enemy is outside ourselves or our homes, it is easy to fight him. If the enemy happens to be one of our men, staying inside the family, it becomes a predicament and a familial quagmire from where it is difficult to get out. There is no easy or incisive method which can resolve the crisis. Such is India’s problem when it comes to handling the Maoist guerrillas. The Maoists are no Pakistani terrorists or factions who are demanding a separate nation for themselves. They are just a bunch of misguided youth who carry an obsolete and skewed ideology, which is an anachronism in a democratic society and try to make their obsession a reality. They are youths from our people who harbor a grudge against the dispensation for not allowing them the full quota of their economic rights by a series of perceived historical wrongs and hence idealize an armed extraction of resources from the rich and powerful and distribute those among themselves as a process towards equality. On paper, the basic reason and purpose of the grudge seem logical. But on the ground, such a possibility is not only a far-fetched assumption but also preposterous in a modern democratic government setup. They can easily be crushed if the government wants, for ultimately they are resorting to armed violence and killing our security men, which cannot be tolerated for any longer period.
The governments have been lenient most of the time with the Naxal guerrillas despite their repeated attempts at derailing the democratic process only to give them time to rethink and realign with a civilised process of governance. Unfortunately, these youths haven’t learnt much from such opportunities of clemency. They have been brainwashed into a fixation from which they are not being able to come out. Though their strength has depleted as tired of violence and bloodshed, a large number of youth from their ranks have come out of the rut and joined the mainstream through constructive dialogues and occupational opportunities with the government, some isolated groups continue to hold fort with the false hope of bringing about a social change through a revolution. The governments in the states where these factions are active like Chhattisgarh or Jharkhand, have been taking unprecedented steps over the last few years at bringing the guerrillas into the mainstream by offering them all kinds of admissible facilities needed to promote peace.
They are bearing fruits by and by and we can only hope that rapid development of the hinterlands, equitable distribution of resources, spread of communication and rail and road infrastructure network will change the mental landscape of these youths and usher in a new era of peace and prosperity. The areas inhabited by the Maoists carry immense potential for industrial and tourism development which will open floodgates of opportunities in all spheres. The youth must understand this and create an environment that lays the path of prosperity for themselves and their coming generations.-Window To News
