Maoists more Dangerous than Terrorists

[Secret Service]

KOLKATA:

Talking tough after fresh Naxal violence in West Bengal, chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said Maoists were more dangerous than terrorists and warned that her government would not remain a mute spectator.

The Trinamool leader also hit out at the Maoists saying they cannot talk peace and kill people.

Mamata's warning came a day after the Maoists offered to extend their unilateral ceasefire offer by four months if the operation by Joint Forces was kept suspended for the same period.

"You cannot talk peace and kill people. We cannot sit back and watch. We have to maintain law and order. We cannot suck our fingers when the killings go on," she said, adding Maoists were more dangerous than terrorists.


Mamata, however, said, "I still feel good sense will prevail on them and they will come back to the mainstream. If they come to the mainstream, the state government will take responsibility. It is a duty of the government to give protection to people."

The chief minister was speaking at a meeting to mourn the killing of two Trinamool supporters by the Maoists at Balarampur in Purulia district on Monday.

The joint security forces meanwhile stepped up anti- Maoist operations, carrying out searches and raids in Purulia and West Midnapore districts of junglemahal and recovered a huge quantity of arms, ammunition and explosive material.

Two Insas rifles, 100 rounds of AK47 and Insas rifle ammunition, 60 kg of explosive materials, mines, gelatine sticks and fuse wire were seized from Purnapani, an area between Salboni and Lalgarh police stations in West Midnapore district, police sources said.

Mamata claimed some people were helping the Maoists with money and shelter.

"The government is keeping a watch on them," she said and urged people to stay vigilant about their activities, paticularly in Uttarpara in Hoogly district and activities of students of universities like the Jadavpur University.

"I know all people are not bad, but you must keep a watch," Banerjee said.

 

[Aktavist_KKWC]

Interesting Banerjee doesn't see Maoists as terrorists, maybe if they were soley Muslims?

Maoists have killed more than so called Muslim terrorist groups or the bigger covert Hindu terrorits, once taking out 75 soldiers in a series of attacks.

BBC News - Scores of Indian soldiers killed in Maoist ambushes

When Kashmir is free so will be other areas which are fighting for separatism. India could end up smaller than Pakistan. Jai tiny Hind.

 

[T-Rex]

Who are those terrorists? The title of the thread implies that when Muslims resort to violence it is terrorism but when Maoists do it it is simple violence.

 

[CardSharp]

Interesting Banerjee doesn't see Maoists as terrorists, maybe if they were soley Muslims?

Maoists have killed more than so called Muslim terrorist groups or the bigger covert Hindu terrorits, once taking out 75 soldiers in a series of attacks.

BBC News - Scores of Indian soldiers killed in Maoist ambushes

When Kashmir is free so will be other areas which are fighting for separatism. India could end up smaller than Pakistan. Jai tiny Hind.

To be fair the Maoists targeted the police.

 

[Doctor09]

Maoists are creating much bigger problem for India ,,,,,,,,, they are much stronger now

 

[T90TankGuy]

they have been virtually wiped out from andhra . mostly because of the policies followed by the government here. on the other hand they are active in other states ,especially where the politicians collude with them . they do not have the mass and grass root suport they enjoyed in the 70 and 80 s . they have become commercial killers now .

Their ideology is flawed and not in tune with todays socio economic environment of India today . one wonders how long will they last .

 

[Secret Service]

indian terrorists !

 

[fast]

They are the poor people oppressed by the Indian government. I wish them luck. Hope they gain independence from the Indian government.

 

[CardSharp]

This is just pathetic.

BBC News - Murdered India activist Sister Valsa John 'was threatened'

The family of a murdered nun who campaigned for the rights of tribal people in India says she received threats from local coal mine chiefs.

Sister Valsa John was killed after about 50 people broke into her home on Tuesday in eastern Jharkand state.

She campaigned on behalf of tribes people allegedly displaced by mining activity in the eastern state.

Her brother says she recently spoke of threats from a "mining mafia". There has been no word from mining officials.

Initially the police believed the killing could be the work of Maoist rebels as Maoist pamphlets were found at the site but they now believe it is possible the pamphlets were left to mislead investigators.

"Still nothing can be ruled out," Pakur's police chief Amarnath Khanna told reporters. They also believe that tribal people could be involved in her killing. No arrests have been made.

"Nearly 50 people with traditional arms in their hands attacked her house and killed her," Mr Khanna said, adding that no arrests had yet been made over the murder.

Sister John, originally from Kerala, was working with the Missionaries of Charity and had gone to Jharkhand to work with tribespeople.

The BBC's Salman Ravi says she later took up the cause of tribal people displaced by mining around Pakur, about 400km (248 miles) north-east of the state capital Ranchi.

The state government has ordered an inquiry into the incident

A campaigner for tribal rights get murdered and the India police plant "pamphlets" to frame the very people she was helping. Do Maoists often leave pamphlets after they kill someone? You'd think the Indian police would have had enough practice framing people by this point with all of the encounter killings they stage.

 

[53fd]

After India's successful counter-insurgency strategy in Andhra Pradesh, looks like the Maoists are gaining their stronghold there again:

Six more districts in AP may be declared ‘Naxal-affected':

VISAKHAPATNAM, NOV. 13:
Six more districts in Andhra Pradesh may be declared ‘Naxal-affected' in addition to the existing two, according to Mr Jairam Ramesh, the Union Minister for Rural Development.

The minister was speaking at a public meeting at Hukumpeta near Paderu in the agency (tribal) area of Visakhapatnam district on Sunday afternoon, after planting the millionth tree as a part of the Haryali Mahotsav (tree plantation) undertaken to boost the income levels of Girijans and improve the environment.

“It is a matter of deep worry that tribal areas — mineral-rich, forest-rich areas inhabited mostly by Girijans in the mountainous tracts — are in a state of ferment and unrest. The gap between the Government and Girijans is widening of late, which is being exploited by the Naxals. There is clearly a trust deficit which we have to address,” he remarked.

He said at present 60 districts in the country have been identified as Naxal-affected, including two in Andhra Pradesh (Adilabad and Khammam), and six more districts in Andhra Pradesh may join the list including Visakhapatnam district. “Six mandals out of the 11 mandals in the agency area in the Eastern Ghats in the district are affected by the problem,” he said .

Mr Ramesh said the Naxal issue should not be viewed as a law and order problem, to be dealt with by the police and paramilitary forces alone. Programmes should be taken up to wean Girijans away from Naxals and make them partners in progress. The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme should be implemented in earnest, and the money allocated for Girijan programmes should not be diverted. Corruption should be weeded out and all steps should be taken to improve the faith of Girijans in the administration. At the same time, a political dialogue should be started with Naxals to bring them into the political mainstream. He said that this was the right way to defeat Naxal ideology.

Business Line : Industry & Economy / Economy : Six more districts in AP may be declared

 

[IndoCarib]

This is just pathetic.

BBC News - Murdered India activist Sister Valsa John 'was threatened'



A campaigner for tribal rights get murdered and the India police plant "pamphlets" to frame the very people she was helping. Do Maoists often leave pamphlets after they kill someone? You'd think the Indian police would have had enough practice framing people by this point with all of the encounter killings they stage.

Distributing pamphlets to spread their propaganda is usual tactic Maoists resort to. And in Orissa, there are enough evidences to show Maos work in tandem with Christian missionaries. Missionaries convert the tribals to Christianity . This case too may be having religious angle. Similar cases have happened in the past

 

[53fd]

Can we stop bringing in religion to this thread please? Muslims cause problem in India, Sikhs cause problems in India, Christians cause problems in India; only Hindus are the ones that are real patriotic Indians that don't cause problems in India.

 

[gubbi]

Who are those terrorists? The title of the thread implies that when Muslims resort to violence it is terrorism but when Maoists do it it is simple violence.

Maoists have been categorized as terrorists.
Source:
"They have been declared as a terrorist organization under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act of India (1967)"


Educate yourselves.

 

[gubbi]

A campaigner for tribal rights get murdered and the India police plant "pamphlets" to frame the very people she was helping. Do Maoists often leave pamphlets after they kill someone? You'd think the Indian police would have had enough practice framing people by this point with all of the encounter killings they stage.

Look up for news. The lady was murdered by the mining mafia in Jharkhand. Authorities speculated that those pamphlets were strewn around to mislead investigations.

Oh, btw, no sympathies with those scum naxal terrorists. They kill their own, the very people they are supposed to fight for, all in the name of "class warfare".

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terrorists !

Period.

There corrected for ya.

They dont cross borders to terrorize other countries' populations, unlike whats been happening in the neighborhood.

 

[CardSharp]

Look up for news. The lady was murdered by the mining mafia in Jharkhand. Authorities speculated that those pamphlets were strewn around to mislead investigations.

Oh, btw, no sympathies with those scum naxal terrorists. They kill their own, the very people they are supposed to fight for, all in the name of "class warfare"

Of course no sympathies from you. These people are by your own admission getting murdered for speaking out against being pushed off of their own land, but you're too busy trying to be more American than the Americans, you wouldn't have anything to do with 'class warfare' because Fox news told you it's a dirty word and even though it's what the OWS movement is all about.