Says govt committed to uproot naxals
Raipur, July 27, 2010
Denying the apprehensions of the opposition that the naxals are aiming to come on power in the Chhattisgarh through undemocratic ladder, Chief Minister Raman Singh said they had rather bigger ambition and they actually want to steer the country as had happed in Nepal. Singh’s denial came during the discussion on adjournment motion called by Opposition on rising naxal violence in the Chhattisgarh during the monsoon session of the state Assembly on Tuesday.
Singh said the naxalism had become major challenge for the entire nation and it could be tackled only through the joint effort. “The state government is committed to deal this issue and we are getting full support from the Centre,” he said.
“The Opposition should not mislead common people regarding government’s initiatives to solve the naxal problem. We have maintained continuous dialogue with the Centre and both the Prime Minister and the Union Home Minister have appreciated our attempts. When there is perfect understanding between the Chhattisgarh government and the Centre, why the middlemen are trying to prove that our relations are tensed,” asked Singh.
Putting all the allegations leveled by the opposition aside, Singh said the Maoist agitation began in the state back in early seventies and it via West Bengal, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh.
“We launched offensive against the naxals ever since we came into power. But what had the previous governments done to solve the issue? When the problem is age old, it should have been checked during its inception,” Singh said.
On Opposition’s advice to adopt Andhra Pradesh model to eradicate Maoists, Singh said the BJP government did follow the neighbouring state’s path and opened schools to train its jawans in jungle warfare, but why the Congress did not adopt similar successful methods when it was in power.
Strongly objecting the comments of Congress leaders including AICC general secretary Digvijay Singh that the BJP won the legislative elections in the Bastar regions because of Raman Singh’s ploy to buy the seats, Singh said the statements show mere frustrations of the Congress leaders as his party struggled hard and got the mandate of the local people by winning their confidence.
Pointing towards the human activists who emerge only when the government takes action against the naxals, Singh said they were double faced and concoct a different narrative to tarnish the image of police and to glorify the naxals. “It is sad that these human activists shed their tears only when the Maoists are killed and become stolid when several jawans and innocent people become victims of the extremists,” Singh said.
Statements of CM, HM on naxal domain contradictory: Choubey
Raipur, July 27, 2010
The statements of Chief Minister Raman Singh and Home Minister Nankiram Kanwar on naxal domain in the state are contradictory and proved why the government failed to combat the Maoists successfully. The strictures against the government came from Leader of the Opposition Ravindra Choubey during the discussion on adjournment motion called by Opposition on rising naxal violence in the Chhattisgarh during the monsoon session of the state Assembly on Tuesday.
Terming Kanwar as the weakest Home Ministers of the state, Choubey said it was unfortunate that he had not learn how to give statements in spite of holding such a significant portfolio. “The HM claims that the extremists had not increased their gamut in the state while the CM informs the Centre that about 13 districts are reeling under the Maoists menace. This is strange and indicates that the CM and his ministers are polarised,” he said.
“Several heartrending incidents occurred amidst the budget and monsoon sessions, but instead of mulling over the solution of naxal problem, it is an irony that the HM continuously delivers uncalculated words while the top cops do not miss the opportunity to make empty claims before electronic media,” Choubey said.
Pertaining to the implementation of the suggestions on naxal issue given by the legislators of both ruling and Opposition parties during close door meeting called upon by the BJP government two years back, Choubey asked from the CM why he did not implement any of the inputs that could have transformed the scenario by far.
He alleged that majority of essential items including ration, uniform, etc were being supplied to the naxals from capital and other cities but the government was deliberately refraining to take any action against the network of people who were involved in it.
He said the government should trust on the existing forces deployed in the naxal-affected areas instead of demanding army. “Equip our jawans with the hi-tech gadgets and weapons and increase the seats in jungle warfare school so that we could get more number of personnel to combat the extremists,” Choubey said.
He said the Bastarians had lost faith on the government which could be regained only through the development works. He demanded from the government to ensure that the Bastarians get job in giant companies like Essar and Tata that had got permission to explore state’s abundant mines in tribal areas.
Jogi: Army deployment not feasible in naxal belts
Advises govt to adopt Andhra Pradesh model to tackle naxal menace
Alleges CM was highest bidder for legislative seats during VS polls
Raipur, July 27, 2010
Flaying the state government for not framing any effective strategy to eradicate naxalism, senior Congress leader and former CM Ajit Jogi said that Chief Minister Raman Singh’s proposal of army deployment in the Maoist-hit areas was not feasible. The entire proposal indicates that the BJP-led state government was not serious in solving the issue and it just wanted to throw the ball in the Centre’s court, Jogi said during the discussion on adjournment motion called by Opposition on rising naxal violence in the Chhattisgarh during the monsoon session of the state Assembly on Tuesday.
Jogi said the government did not ponder about the aftereffects of army deployment before making such demand from the Centre. He said the conditions in Chhattisgarh had not aggravate to that extent that army was thought to be the last resort. “The government can deal the problem with the existing paramilitary forces, but it must use it properly,” he said pointing that the Centre usually presses the army in those states that are located at national borders like Jammu and Kashmir and north-eastern states.
Jogi advised the government to adopt the Andhra Pradesh formula to uproot the naxals. “Although the number of our jawans is much more than the total number of Maoists in the state, but during encounters, the extremists overpower us because they are well versed with the demography of the Bastar region and are experts in guerilla war. The government should first train the CRPF jawans before sending them in the dense forests,” he said.
Pointing towards the Raman government’s success in the past two Assembly elections in the Bastar region, Jogi alleged that it happened back-to-back because the CM himself was the highest bidder for legislative seats.
Expressing his concern over the expanding domain of naxals in the state, Jogi referred to a report that said that the Maoist terror could be felt in all the districts except Janjgir-Champa.
He said the government incurred maximum loss in terms of property and lives due to landmine laid by the naxals in every party of the Bastar region including kuchcha and pucca roads. “The United States of America (USA) faced similar situation in Afghanistan, but it had host of hi-tech landmine detectors. When Centre is ready to flow the fund, why Raman-government is not purchasing such gadgets?” he asked. He also condemned the government for not buying quality bullet proof jackets for the jawans.
Ridiculing the salva judum campaign launched by the BJP government, Jogi asked how the government could initiate such drives based on peaceful agitation when the naxals were relentlessly killing the innocent people. He said the supporters of salva judum had directly come into the hit list of Maoists and they would kill them one-by-one.
Raipur, July 27, 2010
Denying the apprehensions of the opposition that the naxals are aiming to come on power in the Chhattisgarh through undemocratic ladder, Chief Minister Raman Singh said they had rather bigger ambition and they actually want to steer the country as had happed in Nepal. Singh’s denial came during the discussion on adjournment motion called by Opposition on rising naxal violence in the Chhattisgarh during the monsoon session of the state Assembly on Tuesday.
Singh said the naxalism had become major challenge for the entire nation and it could be tackled only through the joint effort. “The state government is committed to deal this issue and we are getting full support from the Centre,” he said.
“The Opposition should not mislead common people regarding government’s initiatives to solve the naxal problem. We have maintained continuous dialogue with the Centre and both the Prime Minister and the Union Home Minister have appreciated our attempts. When there is perfect understanding between the Chhattisgarh government and the Centre, why the middlemen are trying to prove that our relations are tensed,” asked Singh.
Putting all the allegations leveled by the opposition aside, Singh said the Maoist agitation began in the state back in early seventies and it via West Bengal, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh.
“We launched offensive against the naxals ever since we came into power. But what had the previous governments done to solve the issue? When the problem is age old, it should have been checked during its inception,” Singh said.
On Opposition’s advice to adopt Andhra Pradesh model to eradicate Maoists, Singh said the BJP government did follow the neighbouring state’s path and opened schools to train its jawans in jungle warfare, but why the Congress did not adopt similar successful methods when it was in power.
Strongly objecting the comments of Congress leaders including AICC general secretary Digvijay Singh that the BJP won the legislative elections in the Bastar regions because of Raman Singh’s ploy to buy the seats, Singh said the statements show mere frustrations of the Congress leaders as his party struggled hard and got the mandate of the local people by winning their confidence.
Pointing towards the human activists who emerge only when the government takes action against the naxals, Singh said they were double faced and concoct a different narrative to tarnish the image of police and to glorify the naxals. “It is sad that these human activists shed their tears only when the Maoists are killed and become stolid when several jawans and innocent people become victims of the extremists,” Singh said.
Statements of CM, HM on naxal domain contradictory: Choubey
Raipur, July 27, 2010
The statements of Chief Minister Raman Singh and Home Minister Nankiram Kanwar on naxal domain in the state are contradictory and proved why the government failed to combat the Maoists successfully. The strictures against the government came from Leader of the Opposition Ravindra Choubey during the discussion on adjournment motion called by Opposition on rising naxal violence in the Chhattisgarh during the monsoon session of the state Assembly on Tuesday.
Terming Kanwar as the weakest Home Ministers of the state, Choubey said it was unfortunate that he had not learn how to give statements in spite of holding such a significant portfolio. “The HM claims that the extremists had not increased their gamut in the state while the CM informs the Centre that about 13 districts are reeling under the Maoists menace. This is strange and indicates that the CM and his ministers are polarised,” he said.
“Several heartrending incidents occurred amidst the budget and monsoon sessions, but instead of mulling over the solution of naxal problem, it is an irony that the HM continuously delivers uncalculated words while the top cops do not miss the opportunity to make empty claims before electronic media,” Choubey said.
Pertaining to the implementation of the suggestions on naxal issue given by the legislators of both ruling and Opposition parties during close door meeting called upon by the BJP government two years back, Choubey asked from the CM why he did not implement any of the inputs that could have transformed the scenario by far.
He alleged that majority of essential items including ration, uniform, etc were being supplied to the naxals from capital and other cities but the government was deliberately refraining to take any action against the network of people who were involved in it.
He said the government should trust on the existing forces deployed in the naxal-affected areas instead of demanding army. “Equip our jawans with the hi-tech gadgets and weapons and increase the seats in jungle warfare school so that we could get more number of personnel to combat the extremists,” Choubey said.
He said the Bastarians had lost faith on the government which could be regained only through the development works. He demanded from the government to ensure that the Bastarians get job in giant companies like Essar and Tata that had got permission to explore state’s abundant mines in tribal areas.
Jogi: Army deployment not feasible in naxal belts
Advises govt to adopt Andhra Pradesh model to tackle naxal menace
Alleges CM was highest bidder for legislative seats during VS polls
Raipur, July 27, 2010
Flaying the state government for not framing any effective strategy to eradicate naxalism, senior Congress leader and former CM Ajit Jogi said that Chief Minister Raman Singh’s proposal of army deployment in the Maoist-hit areas was not feasible. The entire proposal indicates that the BJP-led state government was not serious in solving the issue and it just wanted to throw the ball in the Centre’s court, Jogi said during the discussion on adjournment motion called by Opposition on rising naxal violence in the Chhattisgarh during the monsoon session of the state Assembly on Tuesday.
Jogi said the government did not ponder about the aftereffects of army deployment before making such demand from the Centre. He said the conditions in Chhattisgarh had not aggravate to that extent that army was thought to be the last resort. “The government can deal the problem with the existing paramilitary forces, but it must use it properly,” he said pointing that the Centre usually presses the army in those states that are located at national borders like Jammu and Kashmir and north-eastern states.
Jogi advised the government to adopt the Andhra Pradesh formula to uproot the naxals. “Although the number of our jawans is much more than the total number of Maoists in the state, but during encounters, the extremists overpower us because they are well versed with the demography of the Bastar region and are experts in guerilla war. The government should first train the CRPF jawans before sending them in the dense forests,” he said.
Pointing towards the Raman government’s success in the past two Assembly elections in the Bastar region, Jogi alleged that it happened back-to-back because the CM himself was the highest bidder for legislative seats.
Expressing his concern over the expanding domain of naxals in the state, Jogi referred to a report that said that the Maoist terror could be felt in all the districts except Janjgir-Champa.
He said the government incurred maximum loss in terms of property and lives due to landmine laid by the naxals in every party of the Bastar region including kuchcha and pucca roads. “The United States of America (USA) faced similar situation in Afghanistan, but it had host of hi-tech landmine detectors. When Centre is ready to flow the fund, why Raman-government is not purchasing such gadgets?” he asked. He also condemned the government for not buying quality bullet proof jackets for the jawans.
Ridiculing the salva judum campaign launched by the BJP government, Jogi asked how the government could initiate such drives based on peaceful agitation when the naxals were relentlessly killing the innocent people. He said the supporters of salva judum had directly come into the hit list of Maoists and they would kill them one-by-one.
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