NAXAL/ MAOISTS- 2009 - Indian Social Institute

Maoists helped. The newspapers writing fearlessly against Buddha's partisan regime were stopped adsand the other Bangla paper had to proclaim it feared none but god and hence it will continue to exposeBuddha's helping hand to the Lalgarh's red Stalins. The historical truth is Marxism has always been rudeto its own people and deceit and doublespeak have been ingrained in it since the early formations of theBolsheviks when bread and dictatorship of the proletariat were assured. Now, what will happen to thetribals when the security forces leave Lalgarh? Someone needs to ask what has been the contribution ofthe government in West Bengal swearing by an ideology that binds it into a psychological camaraderiewith Maoists both promising the rule of the proletariat? What the poor got except bullets andbackwardness? (The writer is director, Dr Shyama Prasad Mookerjee Research Foundation) (Times ofIndia 1/7/09)Security forces reclaim two more Maoist-infested areas in West Midnapore (12)Lalgarh (West Bengal), July 4 : Security forces and police reclaimed two more areas from Maoists in WestBengal's West Midnapore district on Saturday. In a four-pronged attack, a team of security forces andpolice set out from bases in Binpur, Pirakata, Salboni and Ramgarh to converge on Kalimudri andMadhupur villages, West Midnapore Superintendent of Police Manoj Verma told reporters. The fifth-phaseof the operation, entering its 16th day, was to clear the villages and forests by building a protective ringafter capturing key locations to prevent movement by Maoists who might still be holed up. 'The forces metwith no resistance and flushing out operations were conducted on an eight kilometer stretch,' Verma said.'The operations began at 6:00 a.m. and the forces reached Kalimudri and Madhupur by afternoon,' headded. 'We have been unable to enter the area in the last eight months. We are now receivingcooperation from the people,' Verma said. In Kolkata, State Home Secretary Ardhandu Sen said threeMaoists, including a woman, were arrested today from Ayodhya Hills in Purulia district from whomexplosives, a rifle and Maoist literature were seized. The security forces, which began the operations inWest Midnapore against Maoist-backed tribals on June 19 after demolishing a human shield by tribals atPirakata, took over Lalgarh police station on June 20, Ramgarh on June 27, Kantapahari on June 29 andDharampur on July one. The Maoist-backed tribals, who began their agitation in November last yearagainst 'police atrocities' had taken over the areas after police withdrew from camps fearing that theirfirearms would be snatched. The tribals went on the warpath after police raids on their homes following alandmine blast by Maoists on November 2 at Salboni in the district, which Chief Minister BuddhadebBhattacharjee and two former Union ministers had narrowly escaped. (New Kerala 4/7/09)'Naxals carried out 1,128 raids, killed 455' (12)New Delhi The country has witnessed a total of 1,128 incidents of naxal violence till June 30 this yearwhich left 455 civilians and security forces dead. In a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha, Minister ofstate for Home Ajay Maken said there has been an increased level of naxal violence in various states ofthe country. "There has been increased level of naxal violence especially in Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand,Bihar, Orissa, Maharashtra and West Bengal," Maken said. He said a total of 107 naxalites were killedand 861 naxals were arrested during the same period. Replying to a question if the Centre has urgedStates to deploy their own security forces to control violence in various parts of the country includingLalgarh in West Bengal, Maken said concerned states take appropriate action to deal with left wingextremism issues in the state. He said the Centre supplements their efforts in several way and listeddeployment of Central Paramilitary Forces, CoBRA battalion, setting of Counter insurgency and AntiTerrorism schools, modernisation and upgradation of state police and intelligence sharing among others.Maken also listed reimbursement of security-related expenditure, filling up of critical infrastructure gapsunder the scheme of Special Infrastructure in Left wing extremism affected states, assistance incommunity policing and civil actions besides other steps as assistance being provided to states. He alsosaid the internal security situation in the country remains largely under control. "No major terrorist incidenthas been reported in the hinterland during the current year. Similarly, no major communal incident hasbeen reported in the current year. In overall terms, the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir hasshown perceptible improvement. The security situation in Assam, Manipur an Nagaland continues to be amatter of concern whereas, Sikkim and Mizoram have remained peaceful. The situation in Tripura hasimproved significantly over the years. Barring sporadic violence in Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh,the situation has remained peaceful," he said. He also said "the National Investigation Agency has beenconstituted under the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008 to investigate and prosecute offences