MAOIST REBELS KILLED 74 MEMBERS OF CENTRAL RESERVE POLICE FORCE(CRPF) AND 2 POLICE MEN

MAOIST REBELS KILLED 74 MEMBERS OF CENTRAL RESERVE POLICE FORCE(CRPF) AND 2 POLICE MEN

Maoist rebels killed 74 members of the Central Reserve police Force (CRPF) and 2 police men from the Chhatthisgarh police and destroyed an Armoured personnel Carrier (APC) in the early hours of Tuesday 6th April, 2010.Thr attack took place in the mukrana forest, about 540 km south-east of the state Capital Raipur seven injured personnel were evacuated by helicopter to the Maharani Hospital in Jagdalpur.
Prime Minister Manmohan singh on Tuesday expressed “ shock and grief” over the loss of lives of security personnel in the maoist attack in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh. Mr Chidambaran said some thing must have gone' drastically' wrong in the CRPF-police joint operation. The initial reports suggest that the Naxals used pressure bombs..
Maoist violence has become the biggest threat to India today. The urgent need of the hour is to send out the strong message that violence is no solution to any problem. Chhattisgarh is a terrible blow to the authority of the Indian state and the morale of those fighting the naxals. It underlines the need for more co ordinated and effective action against the naxals who appear to have added significantly to their numbers and weaponry besides building the capability together accurate intelligence about the movement of the security forces.
That 74 security personnel became sacrificial goats because of poor planning in Dantewada is deplorable. The Union Home Minister cannot escape responsibility by expressing shock and saying . Some thing must have drastically gone wrong in the CRPF-police joint operation. The Common men also knows that something must have gone wrong. A well planned, all out offensive deploying the Army and Air Force if necessary, should be evolved to find a lasting solution to the menace.
The Maoist dream of achieving their political and social goals through violence is bizarre. India's democratic history is replete with examples of issues fought and goals achieved through peaceful means. Maoist have become addicted to violence. All efforts of bringing them to the mainstream have failed. It is time the government decided to deal with them an iron fist.
The maoist attack exposed the governments weakness. It is indeed time strict action was taken against the insurgents who challenge the sovereignty of he state every other day. Maoists show no mercy, why should the government be lenient towards them? The government should take hard steps rather than invite them for talks.
The massacre of the 74 CRPF personnel in a maoist ambush in dantewada on Tuesday points to the lack of training and infrastructure of our government and police force. The government should now act strong to restore the all-time low morale of the armed forces and send a strong message to the Maoists that any threat to the integrity of the country would be dealt with strongly.
The present scenario in our country is seriously alarming. We are surrounded by inimical forces on all sides.Internal security is threatened by terrorism and Maoists. Even-rising prices and corruption are striking at the very root of our system.
The CRPF personnel died for our country. The maoist attack is highly condemnable. Maoism has spread more in the states in which the administration has failed to uplift the poor. The poor take to extremism when they fail to get a means to earn their livelihood.
The government should have a broader regions. A disciplined corruption free execution of development programmes will bring the Maoists in to the main stream, corruption+ bad politics+ poor governance has led to the growth of maoism. The government is determined to solve the issue by force or through dialogue. can a bullet for a bullet lead us any where? Naxalites are our own countrymen.

Prof.. John Kurakar