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By IANS,
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh Wednesday said Home Minister P. Chidambaram should not opt for a "narrow sectarian view" when tackling Maoist rebels and says the minister is "extremely rigid once he makes up his mind".
Digvijay Singh, in an article published in a national daily, wrote that Chidambaram is "extremely intelligent, articulate, committed and sincere", but can be "extremely rigid once he makes up his mind".
"I have been a victim of his intellectual arrogance many times, but we still are good friends. I have differed with his strategy that does not take into consideration the people living in the (Maoist) affected areas who ultimately matter," the Congress leader said.
The article came two days after an official circular said that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh did not want his ministers to speak about internal security.
Digvijay Singh said the home minister was ignoring the issues that affect the tribals and was "treating it purely as a law and order problem".
"When I raised these issues with him, he said it was not his responsibility. I strongly believe in the collective responsibility of the cabinet, and as home minister, it is his responsibility to take a holistic view of the issue and put it up to the cabinet rather than opt for a narrow sectarian view," Digvijay Singh said.
He said the Maoist problem could not be solved "by ignoring the hopes and aspirations of the people living in these areas.
"Are these people getting the benefits of the public distribution system, MNREGA, NRHM and other pro-poor policies?" the Congress leader raised the question, referring to the government's flagship social welfare schemes.
Wondering why Chidambaram had taken the responsibility of the government's failure in the April 6 attack in which 76 security personnel were killed in Chhattisgarh, Digvijay Singh asked: "Why is the home minister taking the flak when it is the chief minister who should be answering the questions?"
"As far as law and order is concerned, the buck stops with the chief minster, not with the home minister."
A government circular had said April 12 that the prime minister "desires" that ministers should not speak on the internal security of the country and should not voice "different opinions" on the matter.
It also said the home ministry was competent to react to such matters.
The Congress distanced itself from Digvijay Singh's public criticism of Chidambaram but said such issues should be expressed within the party.
"The Congress is a democratic party. Every one has a right to his or her views but such views should be expressed within the party forums," party's media department head Janardan Dwivedi said.
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Sikh Vichar Manch Formula To Remove Maoists Hostilities
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Sikh Vichar Manch Formula
To Remove Maoists Hostilities within India
By Balbir Singh Sooch, Advocate, Ludhiana
First step: The Indian State must have ‘will power’ to be welfare State in reality. The Indian State must know how to apply sanctions (unavoidable force) reasonably, so that, the hostile groups should realize that in case of conflict, “the individual(s) terrorism that has always an end and the State Terrorism that shall never ends.” After the departure of one home minister another will take over the command of the chain of the well nursed and organized forces, recruited for the purpose, whereas it is rarely possible for the hostile groups. The sad end of LTTE, the movement of Maoists of Nepal and the other similar movements are recent examples to learn a lesson.
Second step: The allocation of sufficient funds to cover up the past deficiency also, required for the development of the neglected areas and those funds must be used for development with the active participation of individuals and or the groups realized to shun the path of violence, helping them by the State machinery.
Third step: The individuals and or the groups realized to shun the path of violence should never be tortured or used as cats, informers and the state sponsored terrorists against the remaining hostile groups to avoid humiliated atmosphere for them in society, and, at the same time to avoid any counter productive actions by the men of hostile groups, those are not at all willing and ready to accept the terms and conditions of the state i.e. to participate in the development schemes and work. The idea should be allow living them with self-respect and dignity, not of revengeful attitude with them in any manner.
Fourth step: Out of the allocated sufficient funds, 85 to 90 % must be used directly for the welfare of people of the neglected and effected areas and those funds should also look so utilized, not merely be shown on papers. In cases of providing compensation to the aggrieved and or being deprived of their land etc must be, not only be compensated in cash, but physically be seen that they are adequately, effectively and meaningfully treated and settled, after all, they are our own unprivileged Indians so far.
With the determination and the realization, the steps in mind as stated above: The Indian government requested to proceed as under:
Fifth step: The politicians concerned of the area, the state secret agencies, and the human rights activists and similar others are necessary to be identified, having the links directly or indirectly with the hostile groups especially with the leaders of groups. It remained a matter of common knowledge in the past that in such movements, the revolutionaries do not live in the sky.
Sixth step: The persons so identified with links be used sincerely and honestly to approach the men of hostile groups, at least to their leaders acting as ideologists, only after fully prepared defensively. Though, it is easy to be said than done. In view of the dirty politics, fear, inefficiency, sluggishness, insincerity and dishonesty of the central as well the state agencies including the politicians, the human rights activists and similar others in respective states of India, the task is to be planned wisely and carefully to have positive results.
Seventh step: The men of hostile groups and their leaders acting as ideologists, when arrested and kept in protective custody with an idea to reform them, they need not be tortured at all, as the alternative legal methods and the process are available with the organized State to bring the truth on surface, though, those methods and the process are time consuming.
Eighth step: Whosoever, let it be the politicians, the men of state secret agencies, the human rights activists and the similar others, derived any benefits including the monetary or political from the Maoists and or in such movements without facing any sufferings be identified, black listed and be checked for their such activities forever.
Ninth step: India must allow openly some independent international agency, preferably UN observers to monitor the actions-operations; the approach and the development measures adopted in the neglected areas and the relief provided to the people by her (India) and also allow seeing in turn the response of the hostile groups-Maoists.
Tenth step: Lastly, who disagree with the Sikh Vichar Manch, must keep in mind: As to how rulers were adversely affected by the nonsense and the mindless killings? That’s the question also agitating to the prudent men’s mind, when they say, "No matter who fires the gun, it is the poor and the ordinary citizen who almost always bears the brunt."
The Sikh Vichar Manch remained of the view that violence is always not a solution of problems permanently, but the pen is mightier than the sword.
‘Hence the Submission’
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Has The Cat Come Out of the Bag Openly?
Has The Cat Come Out of the Bag Openly?
The Allegations and Counter-Allegations
Will the home minister P Chidambaram not conclude that any movement in India so far, was remained a part of the State terrorism and was allowed to flourish for the political reasons?
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By Balbir Singh Sooch
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BJP leader Yashwant Sinha said the Congress used Maoists for political gains in some states and sent a "wrong signal" that the government was "ready to compromise on terrorism".
"You forged an alliance with Naxalites in Andhra Pradesh for electoral benefits," BJP leader Yashwant Sinha thundered.
As the noise grew louder amid the allegations and counter-allegations, Meira Kumar asked BJP leader Yashwant Sinha not to "level allegations which you are not able to substantiate".
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal reacted sharply and said the BJP leader Yashwant Sinha had forgotten the relationship his party has with Maoists in Chhattisgarh.
"He doesn't know what relationship his party has with Maoists. He has forgotten that," Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal said, this time triggering protests from BJP MPs.
BJP leader Yashwant Sinha had also earlier "condemned with contempt" the remarks by Congress leader Digvijay Singh accusing the BJP of having a nexus with the guerrillas in Chhattisgarh.
"They sent soldiers without shoes and socks to fight Chinese. And the Dantewade incident is like that only. Indian forces were sent to Dantewade without preparations," he said.
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A Question of Prestige to Continue Run the Country Lawless?
By Balbir Singh Sooch, Advocate, Ludhiana
No-doubt, the general public, the independent media and the individuals like me can express their opinion and can also ask questions differently in the larger interest.
But, the same should not be the function openly of the responsible ministers and the parties, the chief ministers, the chiefs of forces who were and are actively part of the system.
The statements delivered differently and forcibly gave only impression and brought the truth on surface that the country was being run without any system administratively proving that the assessment of persons like me that the country is truly unmanageable and directionless as I did explain and question in my articles, ‘Sikh Advocate applauds Sikh Prime Minister’ and ‘Will the Home Minister P Chidambaram Respond Boldly and in Totality?’.
Once the insiders expressed their mind truly and very reasonably now, can the Home Minister P Chidambaram be advised to ignore them for formulating the correct policies adhering to the rule of law or has it become a question of prestige to continue run the country lawlessly?
The insiders’ expressed the following valuable views, may be in brief, must not be ignored as submitted by them and being cited below:
“The armed forces made comments openly on training of the massacred CRPF personnel and the deployment of Air Force for counter-Naxal operations. At the level of officialdom, while Army chief V K Singh pointed to the lack of adequate training among the CRPF personnel, IAF chief P V Naik aired his reservations regarding the proposed use airpower against Naxalites.
Incidentally, the communication from the Cabinet secretary that only MHA must speak on internal security matters did not deter Air Chief Marshal Naik to once again speak against the use of IAF against Naxalites.
Speaking to reporters in Allahabad on Monday, Air Chief Marshal Naik said his personal view was that the armed forces were not required to fight the Maoists. “We have the capability to conduct strikes with utmost precision. However, it must be understood that if a 250 kg bomb is dropped at a spot, its impact will be in a radius of at least 800 metres and that may affect many people who may not themselves be insurgents,” he said.
However, Mr Naik added that “if at all a situation arises where the use of Air Force becomes inevitable, there has to be clarity on the magnitude of the force we are supposed to use so that the collateral damage is minimum.”
Soon after the Dantewada incident, railway minister Mamata Banerjee had alleged that Operation Green Hunt was being conducted just to help the Left Front regain its lost ground in the Naxalism-hit areas. “The CPM has set up at least 200 camps in that area. Why are they being allowed to stay?” she had asked. (The recent rallies by CPM against price rise could also be viewed similarly and at the same time to minus or to reduce the vote bank of the dalit leadership)
The minister for food processing Mr. Subodh Kant Sahay too blamed the states for the growing Maoist violence.
“States should realise the fact that the growth of Naxalites is because of the existing socio-economic problems there. The states have failed to achieve the desired development and unless these problems are properly addressed, the Maoists won’t be uprooted. The non-co-operation of the states with the Centre is evident from the absence of Chief Ministers of Bihar and Jharkhand at a crucial meeting called by Chidambaram in Kolkata recently,” he recently observed.”
Were the views and the articles not of any help as the pointer for the rulers to amend themselves and to conclude beyond any doubt that any movement in India so far, was remained a part of the State terrorism and was allowed to flourish for the political reasons in unmanageable India?
April 13, 2010
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