Talks with polit bureau members of Naxalites possible, says Chattisgarh CM Raman Singh

The gruesome shocking incident of the despicable assasination of 7 para military jawans by the Naxalites through clandestinely planting the Improvished Explosive Devices (IEDs) in the Cholnar, Dantewada area of Chattisgarh has sent shock waves across the country and put a huge question mark on the credibility of the agencies concerned on not being able to control the increasing fatal attacks of the Naxalites on the innocent tribals as well as the paramilitary jawans involved in the widespread combing operations and counter terror operations in various parts of the naxal infested areas and states of the country.

This is not the first incident of the brutal killings of the innocent para military jawans and troopers who are far far away from their families and doing their duties under extremely compelling and unpredictable circumstances thus always risking their lives.

The shocking incident of gunning down of 79 para military jawans years’ ago in Dantewada, followed by the wiping out of some politicians including scores of other incidents happening in several other naxal infested states have finally made people of the country think that the political leadership of the state of Chattisgarh under the chief ministership of Dr. Raman Singh has broadly failed to ably tackle and counter this menace.

Our home minister of India Raj Nath Singh has just a few days ago said in AAP KI ADALAT programme, anchored by sr. journalist Rajat Sharma that the union government has tackled the naxal problem very efficiently but just after four days of his statement this shocking incident of 7 despicable death of our troopers have taken place literally negating his assurance on peoples’ safety in the naxal infested areas of the country.

Its not that that our government and various agencies involved in anti naxal operations are not serious on this count. They are doing their job most efficiently but the naxalites being very well versed with the geography and inner details of the naxal infested areas are still too ahead than the anti naxal agencies and the paramilitary forces involved in the job.

The union government has on a vast scale formed the anti naxal cobra force with a heavy budget crossing thousands of crores limit and just today the home minister Rajnath Singh has attended a programme commissioning the BASTARIA BATTALION OF CRPF formed with more than 534 tribal youths from Chattisgarh.

According to a news in Hindu the squad has 33% representation of women with 189 women constables.

The new battallion has been numbered 241. This battalion will soon be deployed in the worst naxal affected areas of Bijapur, Dantewada and Sukma.

These naxal infested areas have witnessed good nunber of naxal attacks and subsequent casualties. These local recruits have been meticulously trained in jungle warfare, combating naxals under adverse circumstances, unarmed combat, reading maps and all types of warfare.

The chief minister of Chattisgarh Raman Singh has strongly condemned this cowardice incident and so has the home minister and have expressed their desire for talks with the senior leaders of naxalites, preferably their polit bureau members than the representatives of the local fringe groups.

The increasing naxal attacks and subsequent fatalities of our jawans and the innocent tribal population should at least now enthuse the union and state governments to take this issue on a war footing.

While the over all development and enhancement in the socio economic status of the local tribal populace by giving them better avenues of jobs, education and advanced agricultural and health inputs will tremendously contribute in regaining their confidence in the prevailing democratic system, it will also help in bringing a good number of misguided youths under the influence and trappings of Naxalites join the democratic mainstream.