Army should fight Naxals, says Chhattisgarh home minister

[Prometheus]

A day after eight CRPF jawans were killed when Naxals blew up a bullet-proof vehicle in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh, the state home minister said that Army's help should be taken to counter the growing Naxal menace in the state.

"As per my knowledge six people have been killed in the attack. In today's scenario, the Army should be used to tackle Naxals. It completely depends on the central government to take a call on this. They cannot use the power of bullet in a democracy to come into power," says Chhattisgarh Home Minister Nanki Ram Kanwar.

Commenting on the incident Chhattisgarh DGP Viswaranjan said, "There are three camps of the CRPF in Abhapalli, Basaguda and Ilmadi. These camps need rations. This CRPF team had 'cleared' a stretch of 33 kms in the morning, to supply the rations. On their way back from Abhaplalli to Bijapur, some CRPF personnel were going on leave, so they set out in a bullet-proof vehicle. About 11 kms from Abhapalli they were hit by a landmine. There was no firing after the blast so; it could be a remotely triggered blast."

Saturday's attack is the first major attack after the Dantewada ambush which left 76 security men dead a month ago.

The Naxalites carried out the IED blast near Pedakodepal village on NH16, 14 kms from the district headquarters in Bijapur, and fired at the security personnel, Additional Director General, Naxal Operation, Ram Niwas said.

Eight CRPF personnel of 168 Battalion, including a driver, who were travelling in a bunker vehicle from Basaguda Avapalli to Bijapur, 284 km from here, were killed while 10 others were injured, he said.

"It appears that the security personnel ignored the instruction not to travel in any kind of vehicle in the Naxal-infested areas," State Home Minister Nankiram Kanwar said.

The injured have been admitted to hospital in Jagdalpur.

Naxalites had on April 6 carried out their deadliest attack killing 76 CRPF personnel in Mukrana forests of Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh
Army should fight Naxals, says Chhattisgarh home minister

 

[IndianArmy]

He is mad, He dosent know the consequences Of It if Army stepps in, it would be no less than a Civil war....

 

[Prometheus]

He is mad, He dosent know the consequences Of It if Army stepps in, it would be no less than a Civil war....

well I think If army comes in .............forest will be cleared off from naxals ..............if there will any forest left

 

[IndianArmy]

well I think If army comes in .............forest will be cleared off from naxals ..............if there will any forest left

Nothing like that... Army cannot be given orders, So Army will do what ever possible to finish this mess.. Army has The Commanding Authority over any supreme power while on a mission..... And This would not only cause A situation Like civil war but There is high chance of nation falling under Military rule...

 

[MZUBAIR]

Operation from Army is the only solution

 

[EjazR]

I think the local Home minister must be given a priority hearing. He is the home minister of that state. He is one of the locals. If he feels the para military forces are not upto the job, then there must be an element of truth in it. To be frank the past performance of the CPRF is not that encouraging.

 

[T-Faz]

The use of army is a very bad idea, that indicates a civil war and that is something you do not want to see happen.

The best solution is through talks and convincing the Maoists to come the negotiating table.

 

[gogbot]

Nothing like that... Army cannot be given orders, So Army will do what ever possible to finish this mess.. Army has The Commanding Authority over any supreme power while on a mission..... And This would not only cause A situation Like civil war but There is high chance of nation falling under Military rule...

Your over analysing it.

In last 60+ years , when has the army ever threatened the nations government.

talk of civil war is pointless. , how many naxals are there even there some odd 50,000 scattered across the country side.

Against what a million or more paramilitary , another million in the army, and the 500+ million people that vote in our elections .

People imaginations are certainly not diminishing , that much i can say.
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Army has The Commanding Authority over any supreme power while on a mission.....

This is very true, and why the army should not come in.
The military makes the worst police.

we should rely on , small task groups , investigation and intelligence gathering teams.

Change our tactics , to pin point surgical attacks, break the Maoist backs in the region , target their leadership and the send in the CRPF to restore government presence , and clean up.

above all else we need to tackle this problem at the roots , crack down the criminal organisation that are financing and supplying these people.

There are solutions out there , but i suppose our Government is still working on them

 

[Kinetic]

If Army is called than it will not take six months to eliminate the name of Maoists from India. But here Army is all different than police (state police and CRPF). If Army is called in, they will use brutal force, modern weapons and technologies to eliminate the Maoists, is that required?

Above all if govt of India field Army than they have to impose Armed Forces Special Powers Act. Army will go with their own way without any approval from civil administration, are those political leaders ready for this? I am sure Army will find some political leaders in their net and these leaders crying for Army will say the Army is arresting opposition leaders for political purposes or they are violating human rights, democracy ... blah blah.

What we need to eliminate Maoist from India is development in jungles and better administration along with proper training of CRPF and state police to fight them.

 

[KS]

In my opinion the Army should not be brought into this mess.
I think instead they[army] should for used special training camps to train the CRPF going for these operations.
But armed helis should be brought into the operation right away.It will provide the much needed relief and air cover to the CRPF.

See even in a Dantewada type ambush the sound of a approching heli scars the **** out of them and in the process valuable life can be saved..
Even if the helis have lill physical value their psychological impact is huge.
It reminds the Maoists that they r fighting an enemy which has enormous resources compared to them and it is a war they cannot win.

Now they r under an i mpression that Indian response is just CRPF jawans with equipment similar to them and they can fight thm sucessfully.That impression needs to change...

The day that happens the war against maoists will be won.

 

[gurjot]

army is the only solution if govt wants more crpf jawans dead then let them to do,answer will be more and more casualties,with war spreading to cities.

 

[gogbot]

Chhattisgarh home minister ,

just wants to pass all responsibility to centre , so he can go back to looting the state.

There is a good reason why the army has not been bought in , and it should remain that way.

we need armed heli's and UAV's yes , but not an actual military presence on the ground. May be even a few commando units

 

[Vassnti]

In my opinion the Army should not be brought into this mess.
I think instead they[army] should for used special training camps to train the CRPF going for these operations.
But armed helis should be brought into the operation right away.It will provide the much needed relief and air cover to the CRPF.

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"It appears that the security personnel ignored the instruction not to travel in any kind of vehicle in the Naxal-infested areas," State Home Minister Nankiram Kanwar said.

33k what are they going to do walk? I love politicians that come up with imposible demands then blame the victim when they arent followed.

You might not need boots on the ground but perhaps helicopters and other army assistance could be supplied?

 

[IndianArmy]

Your over analysing it.

In last 60+ years , when has the army ever threatened the nations government.

talk of civil war is pointless. , how many naxals are there even there some odd 50,000 scattered across the country side.

Against what a million or more paramilitary , another million in the army, and the 500+ million people that vote in our elections .

People imaginations are certainly not diminishing , that much i can say.
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This is very true, and why the army should not come in.
The military makes the worst police.

we should rely on , small task groups , investigation and intelligence gathering teams.

Change our tactics , to pin point surgical attacks, break the Maoist backs in the region , target their leadership and the send in the CRPF to restore government presence , and clean up.

above all else we need to tackle this problem at the roots , crack down the criminal organisation that are financing and supplying these people.

There are solutions out there , but i suppose our Government is still working on them

Iam a retired major, I very well Know what I am talking,And in the Last 60 years, when was there a scenario like this where army was Involved? Army has been given full Authority to Command and move ahead with the Mission the way They choose to, Understand? And If Army Involves In this, The Place would be Isolated as the Army would do what ever to Kill those menace, Did You not see what Happened in Sri lanka? How many Civilians were affected???

If The army Involves, It would not take more than 4 months to Pull out the root of this menace and throw out,But,There would be High rate of Civilian casualties, And Huge civilian Unrest.....