PaRCha - JNU - ABVP - 2002 ID-249
.
Naxalism: The Enemy Within!II .
20/08/2007 .
civilians, 113 secunty forces, and 67 alleged Naxalites have been killed in the Naxalite conflict during January -.
According to tile est1mate of the Asian Centre for Human Rights, a total of 249 persons including 69 .
Frie nds, .
June 2007. The highest number of killings were reported from Chhatt1sgarh (141), followed by Andhra Pradesh .
In 2006 which saw the killing of at least 460 persons. However, the conflict is intensifying as reflected .
(39) and Jharkhand (29). from the number of killing of the security forces and aadivasis. In addition, during April-June 2007, Jharkhand (24) .
witnessed increased killings. The increase in frequency of Naxal-related violence off late has really emerged as a cause of serious Nepal is witnessing reconciliation with the Naxals, as reflected in latter's participation in the new government, .
concern, not only for the integrity and security of this country, but also its general well-being. While neighbouring .
India continues to be a victim of their gory ways. The mainstreaming of the Naxal movement in Nepal hopefully .
marks the end of the movement in that country. India, however, is still groping in the dark to size up the real .
Naxal violence has indeed spread its tentacles from 156 districts in 13 states in September 2004 to 170 .
problem and come out with a suitable response. .
districts tn 15 states in February 2005, affecting about 40 per cent of the geographical area of the country and 35 .
.
per cent of its population, according to recent intell1gence reports. With the objective of establishing a 'Compact .
Revolutionary Zone', as typif1ed by the Red Corridor extending from the boondocks of North Bihar to the .
underdeveloped hinterland of Jharkhand, Orissa, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka, the .
Naxals aim to use the same, reportedly, for eventual seizure of state power and subsequent establishment of a .
.
Recently, the Naxals have intimidated the Salwa Judum in Chhattisgarh, attacked the Jehanabad jail .
Maoist State. .
(freemg about 340 prisoners and thetr leader Ajay Kanu) in Bihar, heinously killed Sunil Mahato (the JMM Member .
of Parl1ament) and attacked a police camp tn Bastar killing about 56 policemen. They have demonstrated precision, .
many other symbols of state authonty, mostly the pollee, as witnessed in their incursions in Koraput in Orissa, penetration, organization and audacity in striktng their chosen targets at wtll. Before that also, they have attacked .
Madhubant m Bthar, Gindih and Bokaro m Jharkhand and in Karnataka, killtng hundreds of policemen, looting fire .
arms and money.Transformmg themselves mto a modern guenlla force, the Naxals today are equipped with sophisticated .
(MCC) and People's War Group (PWG), the Naxal Movement has not only succeeded in getting over the problem of weapons and communication system W1th the formation of a united outftt namely CPI (Maoist) along with the .
raising of an armed wing i.e. Peopie's Ltberation Guernlla Army through the merger of Maoist Communist Centre .
sanguinary infightmg amongst them, but the Movement has also witnessed a shift in focus and strategy. Today, .
they are not only logistically better organtzed and better trained; they are also better motivated and better led. .
Wtth the programme of a New Democratic Revolution, the Naxals wish to attain their goals through the .
spread of dtsaffectton amongst the rural poor by creatmg an impression that the new economic policy is prejudiCial to their interests. The newly acquired prosperity of the landlords, the bourgeois traders and the bureaucrats further annoys and frustrates them. They believe that the benefits of the Panchayati Raj have been cornered by a handful of well-to-do peasants. Hence, they have declared all landlords, big or small, and all bourgeois, powerful .
or petty, as class enemies and have been working towards their elimination by violent means. .
The new strategy of the Naxals is one of protracted armed struggle whose objective is not seizure of land, .
crops or other tmmediate goals, but the seizure of state power. Within this perspective, participation in electtons and engagements with the prevailing bourgeois democracy are rejected, and all efforts and attention are firmly focused on revolutionary activities to undermine the state and seize power by any means. They plan to mount further attacks agamst the symbols of 'feudalism, imperialism and comprador bureaucratic capitalism' and they also don't mind supporting the struggle of nationalities for self-determination, including the right to secession. .
They have also been paying special attention to mobilizing and organizing women as a mighty force of the bloody better than democracy, whtch has responded and evolved as per the genius of its locale. Already, the government The Naxals would do better to appreciate the fact that no other form of government has proved to be .
revolutiOn they are waging. .
with a slew of development proposals to address the problem of inequity. The Naxals support to secessionist and .
has been respondtng to their basic allegations of inequitable and in-egalitarian development and has come forward By indulging in brazen and unprincipled acts of violence, they are not only hurting the developmental .
are only helping the cause of those who love to see this country grovel in the dust. .
separatist movements is also greatly misplaced and points to their garbled conception of politics. By doing so, they .
cause of their own nation, but are also playing in to the hands of our enemies. It would be advisable for the .
government to continue its efforts to bring them aboard, while continuing its developmental efforts simultaneously .
without compromising with the security and integrity of the country. The Nepalese Naxalites have shown the way .
by laying down arms and joining the mainstream political process. Our home-grown Naxals ought to take a cue .
from them. .
is t6e enemy, it is a crime not tofieFit!!. U'fien Na;ca{i .
Vandetuataram! Bhat·at Mata Ki Jai!! .
Sd/-Abhishck Rharadwaj, Jt.Secy.. ABVP-JNU. .
J V II I\. .;)t:LI ~Ldry, At:SVP-JNU. .
·~... , ...,.
Sd/-Saunabh Dubey, Vice-President,ABVP-JNU. --· .
.
PaRCha - JNU - ABVP - 2002 ID-249
.
Naxalism: The Enemy Within!II .
20/08/2007 .
civilians, 113 secunty forces, and 67 alleged Naxalites have been killed in the Naxalite conflict during January -.
According to tile est1mate of the Asian Centre for Human Rights, a total of 249 persons including 69 .
Frie nds, .
June 2007. The highest number of killings were reported from Chhatt1sgarh (141), followed by Andhra Pradesh .
In 2006 which saw the killing of at least 460 persons. However, the conflict is intensifying as reflected .
(39) and Jharkhand (29). from the number of killing of the security forces and aadivasis. In addition, during April-June 2007, Jharkhand (24) .
witnessed increased killings. The increase in frequency of Naxal-related violence off late has really emerged as a cause of serious Nepal is witnessing reconciliation with the Naxals, as reflected in latter's participation in the new government, .
concern, not only for the integrity and security of this country, but also its general well-being. While neighbouring .
India continues to be a victim of their gory ways. The mainstreaming of the Naxal movement in Nepal hopefully .
marks the end of the movement in that country. India, however, is still groping in the dark to size up the real .
Naxal violence has indeed spread its tentacles from 156 districts in 13 states in September 2004 to 170 .
problem and come out with a suitable response. .
districts tn 15 states in February 2005, affecting about 40 per cent of the geographical area of the country and 35 .
.
per cent of its population, according to recent intell1gence reports. With the objective of establishing a 'Compact .
Revolutionary Zone', as typif1ed by the Red Corridor extending from the boondocks of North Bihar to the .
underdeveloped hinterland of Jharkhand, Orissa, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka, the .
Naxals aim to use the same, reportedly, for eventual seizure of state power and subsequent establishment of a .
.
Recently, the Naxals have intimidated the Salwa Judum in Chhattisgarh, attacked the Jehanabad jail .
Maoist State. .
(freemg about 340 prisoners and thetr leader Ajay Kanu) in Bihar, heinously killed Sunil Mahato (the JMM Member .
of Parl1ament) and attacked a police camp tn Bastar killing about 56 policemen. They have demonstrated precision, .
many other symbols of state authonty, mostly the pollee, as witnessed in their incursions in Koraput in Orissa, penetration, organization and audacity in striktng their chosen targets at wtll. Before that also, they have attacked .
Madhubant m Bthar, Gindih and Bokaro m Jharkhand and in Karnataka, killtng hundreds of policemen, looting fire .
arms and money.Transformmg themselves mto a modern guenlla force, the Naxals today are equipped with sophisticated .
(MCC) and People's War Group (PWG), the Naxal Movement has not only succeeded in getting over the problem of weapons and communication system W1th the formation of a united outftt namely CPI (Maoist) along with the .
raising of an armed wing i.e. Peopie's Ltberation Guernlla Army through the merger of Maoist Communist Centre .
sanguinary infightmg amongst them, but the Movement has also witnessed a shift in focus and strategy. Today, .
they are not only logistically better organtzed and better trained; they are also better motivated and better led. .
Wtth the programme of a New Democratic Revolution, the Naxals wish to attain their goals through the .
spread of dtsaffectton amongst the rural poor by creatmg an impression that the new economic policy is prejudiCial to their interests. The newly acquired prosperity of the landlords, the bourgeois traders and the bureaucrats further annoys and frustrates them. They believe that the benefits of the Panchayati Raj have been cornered by a handful of well-to-do peasants. Hence, they have declared all landlords, big or small, and all bourgeois, powerful .
or petty, as class enemies and have been working towards their elimination by violent means. .
The new strategy of the Naxals is one of protracted armed struggle whose objective is not seizure of land, .
crops or other tmmediate goals, but the seizure of state power. Within this perspective, participation in electtons and engagements with the prevailing bourgeois democracy are rejected, and all efforts and attention are firmly focused on revolutionary activities to undermine the state and seize power by any means. They plan to mount further attacks agamst the symbols of 'feudalism, imperialism and comprador bureaucratic capitalism' and they also don't mind supporting the struggle of nationalities for self-determination, including the right to secession. .
They have also been paying special attention to mobilizing and organizing women as a mighty force of the bloody better than democracy, whtch has responded and evolved as per the genius of its locale. Already, the government The Naxals would do better to appreciate the fact that no other form of government has proved to be .
revolutiOn they are waging. .
with a slew of development proposals to address the problem of inequity. The Naxals support to secessionist and .
has been respondtng to their basic allegations of inequitable and in-egalitarian development and has come forward By indulging in brazen and unprincipled acts of violence, they are not only hurting the developmental .
are only helping the cause of those who love to see this country grovel in the dust. .
separatist movements is also greatly misplaced and points to their garbled conception of politics. By doing so, they .
cause of their own nation, but are also playing in to the hands of our enemies. It would be advisable for the .
government to continue its efforts to bring them aboard, while continuing its developmental efforts simultaneously .
without compromising with the security and integrity of the country. The Nepalese Naxalites have shown the way .
by laying down arms and joining the mainstream political process. Our home-grown Naxals ought to take a cue .
from them. .
is t6e enemy, it is a crime not tofieFit!!. U'fien Na;ca{i .
Vandetuataram! Bhat·at Mata Ki Jai!! .
Sd/-Abhishck Rharadwaj, Jt.Secy.. ABVP-JNU. .
J V II I\. .;)t:LI ~Ldry, At:SVP-JNU. .
·~... , ...,.
Sd/-Saunabh Dubey, Vice-President,ABVP-JNU. --· .
.