Indian Terrorist attacked Indian army.

[moha199]

GEO World
Maoists kill six Indian troops in Election Day attack
Updated at: 1028 PST, Thursday, April 16, 2009
NEW DELHI: Six Indian paramilitary troopers were killed Thursday in an Election Day attack by Maoist rebels in the eastern state of Jharkhand, officials said.

The security forces were on their way to strengthen security at polling stations in the state when the guerrillas detonated a landmine and opened fire, the local authorities said.

The attack took place in Latehar district, 140 kilometers (87 miles) from the state capital Ranchi and in the same area where five rebels and two paramilitary soldiers were killed in a gun battle the previous day.

Jharkhand, a hotbed of Maoist activity, in one of several parts of India voting Thursday in the first stage of a month-long general election.

Polling in Jharkhand, which sends 14 MPs to India's 543-seat national parliament, has been staggered over two phases to ensure adequate deployment of security personnel.

India's Maoists, who use the forests of neighboring Chhattisgarh as their base, say they are fighting for the rights of neglected tribal people and landless farmers.

Maoists kill six Indian troops in Election Day attack - GEO.tv

 

[moha199]

As the sun begins to set over the village of Chandi a group of dancers is entertaining the crowd gathered to hear from the local candidate of the Congress party.
This is grass roots politics, a long way from the centre of Indian political power. But here too, it is all about the numbers.
"We think we will win 11 seats," says Dhanendra Sahu, the Congress president in Chhattisgarh. "The people believe in us."
There is another kind of politics at work in this state, though.
Away from the headlines, a low intensity war is being waged across a vast swathe of territory in central and eastern India.
It has become known as the Red Corridor.
Elections may be in full swing, but there is also an army of Maoist rebels preaching revolution in this part of the country. They do not believe in parliamentary democracy.
Anyone caught by the Maoists on election day with ink on their finger - as proof that they have voted - will, the rebels warn, have that finger cut off.
'Difficult fight'
Yes, Maoists - known locally as Naxalites - promising a dictatorship of the proletariat. It may sound like a blast from the past, but in Chhattisgarh alone they have 10,000 armed cadres in vast sparsely populated forest regions.

Hundreds of people are killed in Maoist violence in India every year - at least 25 have been killed in the last few days. There have been pitched battles between the Maoists and the security forces in Chhattisgarh, Orissa and Bihar.
The authorities admit that there is now a Maoist presence in nearly one third of all districts across the country. One in 10 districts is seriously affected. And the Naxalites have big plans.
"The Maoist projection is that they will be able to take over the Indian state by 2050," explains Ajai Sahni of the Institute for Conflict Management.
"So that is the kind of projection they are making - they are looking forward 40 years."
The idea that they can pose a national challenge sounds far-fetched. So is it just fantasy?
"I would like to believe that if the Indian state wakes up and begins to address this issue properly it is really fantasy," Ajai Sahni says.
"But if the Maoists are able to establish disruptive capacity as they are currently trying to do, if they're able to do that across the country, the Indian state will be looking at a fight that is going to be very, very difficult."
Police challenge
Already there are plenty of victims. At a small children's home on the outskirts of Raipur, there are more than 20 orphans of the Maoist conflict.

Kishore came to the children's home after his father was killed
"I'm here to take education," Kishore says. "There were too many problems in my village, they were killing people and my father died in the violence.
"So it's good to be here for the future."
At Chhattisgarh police headquarters, the focus is on the present threat. The authorities here have been heavily criticised for sponsoring vigilante groups who oppose the Maoists.
But the police chief in charge of anti-Maoist operations, Pawan Deo, is unapologetic. He says he knows he has to win over the people. And force alone is not enough.
"Steps need to be taken. I think the government is fully aware of that, and we are making strategies according to that," he says.
"The biggest hindrance to our operations is the inaccessibility of the areas where the Maoists operate. They destroy the roads. They oppose development.
"They also have front organisations," Mr Deo says, "which covertly and overtly support them. So we are tackling them on that."
'Basic needs'
But are they tackling the right people? Every week in Raipur a peaceful protest is held, calling for the release of a well-known local doctor, Binayak Sen.
He has been in custody for nearly two years, accused of collusion with the Maoists. The medical journal The Lancet is among those who have campaigned for his release.

Activist Rajendra Sail says he can understand why the poor are angry
His supporters, like Rajendra Sail of the People's Union for Civil Liberties, say Dr Sen's only crime is working for human rights, and understanding why the poor get so frustrated.
"We don't see any wisdom in using violent means to achieve any ends," Mr Sail insists, "and we are very strong on this.
"But people are not even receiving their basic human needs. And that, coupled with the large scale exploitation of their mineral resources, of the forest and the water, leads people to resort to certain methods."
In the city of Raipur you really would not know there was a war on in parts of this state. Most of the violence is confined to remote rural areas.
But as the world's biggest exercise in democracy gets under way it is worth noting that many of the issues fuelling the Maoist insurgency - poverty and inequality, lack of land and opportunity - are among the biggest challenges facing India in the 21st Century.

 

[white_pawn]

Naxals strike booths as polling gets underway

Thursday April 16, 2009, New Delhi

The people of India are voting on Thursday in the first phase of the country's general elections. Polling began at 7 am and will end at 5 pm, but in sensitive areas, which are dominated by Naxals, polling will end at 3 pm.

In the first phase, polling will be held in 17 states and 124 of the 543 seats in Parliament will be decided in it.

Meanwhile, Naxals have made their first attempt to disrupt the polls.

The Naxals opened fire at polling stations in Latehar in Jharkhand and Mangnar polling station under the Bastar Lok Sabha constituency in Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh. The Naxals also fired at a police party in Bijapur.

They also snatched voting machines at two booths in Dantewara.

Six jawans have been killed in landmine explosion in Latehar. Apart from these, the Naxals attacked polling booths in Gaya, killing two policemen.

The Naxals also fired at three places in Naraipur district, in Nellar, Sonarpur and Godavellu.

However, no casualty was reported in the incidents.

The states going to the polls in the first phase include one seat in Jammu and Kashmir, 16 seats in Uttar Pradesh, 13 in Bihar, 6 in Jharkhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Chhattisgarh and some seats in Orissa, East Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep in the south, and three seats in Maharashtra in the west.

Chapra in Bihar is where Union Railway Minister Lalu Prasad is contesting. It's an RJD stronghold. In 2004, Lalu Prasad had won with 51 per cent of votes. Bihar has a total of 40 seats - 13 of them are going to the polls on Thursday. Polling for the remaining seats are spread over the second, third and fourth phases.

Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh is one of the 16 seats in Uttar Pradesh going to the polls. Yogi Adityanath of the BJP won the elections from Gorakhpur in 2004, getting more than 51 percent of votes. U P has a total of 80 seats and polling in the remaining seats will be spread over the remaining four phases.

Varanasi is also among the 16 seats in Uttar Pradesh for which polling is being held. It was won last time by the Congress. Former human resources Minister Dr Murli Manohar Joshi is the BJP candidate from Varanasi, and he's locked in a three-way contest with the BSP and the Congress candidates.

Nagpur in Maharashtra is one the 13 seats in Maharashtra, where polling is on. Nagpur is located in the Naxal infested area of the state and it's a stronghold. It was won by the Congress in 2004.


Naxals strike booths as polling gets underway

 

[notsuperstitious]

Just a correction - BSF is not Indian Army. I don't think Indian Army is fighting the Naxals anywhere in india.

They don't believe in democracy and hence always try to distrupt elections.

 

[Zob]

BSF is BORDER SECURITY FORCE....which is similar to PAKISTAN RANGERS.....

 

[moha199]

So why secular country like India take some tough action against these terrorists???? I mean India has terrorists i didn't know.

 

[notsuperstitious]

So why secular country like India take some tough action against these terrorists???? I mean India has terrorists i didn't know.

Because these naxals are leftist, and hence secular too, so we have a soft corner for them. And we are also hoping to use these secular terrorist strategic assets against some hostile theocratic neighbors one day

Seriously, read up a bit before attempting flamebaiting next time.

 

[moha199]

Because these naxals are leftist, and hence secular too, so we have a soft corner for them. And we are also hoping to use these secular terrorist strategic assets against some hostile theocratic neighbors one day

Seriously, read up a bit before attempting flamebaiting next time.

Dude what bit you up your bottom what did i say? if you didn't get it then learn some english then come.... When did i say India is using them against Pakistan? Get a life buddy boy!!! If your mind is corrupted it doesn't mean that i am corrupted too?!!!! Well That news say very clearly that indian terrorists attacked indian army. Terrorists are terrorists either they are from Pakistan or India!!!! Never come to me like that i will send you back to indian forum trust me........

 

[sob]

So why secular country like India take some tough action against these terrorists???? I mean India has terrorists i didn't know.

Moha199 I would like to thank you for calling these Naxals, Terrorists.
This aptly describes them, even though our politicians from the ruling dispensation have been loath to call them anything more than a local law and order problem.

These Naxals do not recognise the democratic setup, they are interested in only anrchy and violence.

 

[Nemesis]

The Naxals are not terrorists per say, they are political rebels fighting the Indian parliamentary system. People who got sick of the current system and decided that a marxian proletariat is what is needed. They also don't target civilians unlike the fascists of RSS/VHP and the so-called "Islamic" terrorists. That said, the naxalite movement that started as an idealist fantasy in the 70's has turned into a movement of petty thugs blinded by ideology. There is no difference between what they do and what the salwa judum does.

The only solution to this crises is economic development (and by that i mean equality in development) in the tribal areas. This will reduce whatever support they have in the affected districts. I'm glad that this is exactly the position of the GOI.

 

[moha199]

The Naxals are not terrorists per say, they are political rebels fighting the Indian parliamentary system. People who got sick of the current system and decided that a marxian proletariat is what is needed. They also don't target civilians unlike the fascists of RSS/VHP and the so-called "Islamic" terrorists. That said, the naxalite movement that started as an idealist fantasy in the 70's has turned into a movement of petty thugs blinded by ideology. There is no difference between what they do and what the salwa judum does.

The only solution to this crises is economic development (and by that i mean equality in development) in the tribal areas. This will reduce whatever support they have in the affected districts. I'm glad that this is exactly the position of the GOI.

Well terrorist means a person who spread terror and I am so sure they are spreading terror so they are terrorist. End the story

 

[third eye]

Discretion is advised while selecting a Topic for posts. IA is no where involved.

 

[moha199]

Discretion is advised while selecting a Topic for posts. IA is no where involved.

Dude go back and read the heading again. It says, "Indian terrorists attacked Indian Army"

 

[third eye]

Dude go back and read the heading again. It says, "Indian terrorists attacked Indian Army"

Thats just the point I am making, Indian Terrorists did not attack the INDIAN ARMY (IA).

The ' troops' loosely referred to are Para Military Forces ... BSF, CRPF, State Armed Police etc.

 

[paritosh]

the naxals...have to be eliminated....they are keeping the poor parts of the country poorer....it was the govt's fault to have ever let them get so powerful