Updated on Thursday, April 22, 2010, 19:13 IST Tags:Naxalism, terrorism, Govindacharya
New Delhi: Raising questions on the government's policy on tackling Naxalism, Hindutva ideologue K N Govindacharya today said violence by the ultra-Leftists was "no terrorism" but a result of a "failing state".
The former BJP leader alleged that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Home Minister P Chidambaram and members of National Security Council were "solely responsible for the massacre of 76 security personnel in Dantewada recently.
"This act of ambush is no terrorism, it must be understood that of the nearly 1,000 locals who were involved in the ambush, most of them were common poor citizens of the locality," Govindacharya told reporters here.
Attributing the failure of the state and political system for the rise of Naxal movement, he said, "the constitutionally acknowledged system of state is not helping the common man. It is perceived to be working for the privileged few at the cost of deprived masses.
"This kind of socio-economic orientation of the state is strengthening the Naxal movement," he said. Praising Congress leader Digvijay Singh for his opposition to Chidambaram's approach in solving Naxal problem, he said Singh could not have expressed his resentment in a better way and that his statement should be read in a wider context and not as part of competitive politics.
"The outlook towards development must transcend the age-old stereotype parameters of development like GDP and growth rate. Policies for development must be based on people's ownership and decentralisation of governance," he said.
Govindacharya, the patron of the Rashtriya Swabhiman Aandolan (RSA), said the electoral victory of candidates in several Naxal-infested states was the result of an "undeclared coalition" with the ultras for mutual benefits. "For about last 40 years, Naxalites have used the petty partisan politics prevailing in the country," he said.
Asking Naxalites to abjure violence, he said they should understand that incidents like the Dantewada tragedy will only invite "crass state violence" rather than social transformation conducive to Maoist ideology.
PTI
If the ambush of India's para-military forces is not terrorism, what would constitute terrorism? Tribals have lived without violence in Indian society since times immemorial. True, they would have grievances against society at large, but which section of society does not have grievances? The Maoists, instead of serving the Tribals, are exploiting them to fulfill the communist dream of armed revolution against the state. Maoists must be crushed with the might of the state. There should be no two opinions about it.
New Delhi: Raising questions on the government's policy on tackling Naxalism, Hindutva ideologue K N Govindacharya today said violence by the ultra-Leftists was "no terrorism" but a result of a "failing state".
The former BJP leader alleged that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Home Minister P Chidambaram and members of National Security Council were "solely responsible for the massacre of 76 security personnel in Dantewada recently.
"This act of ambush is no terrorism, it must be understood that of the nearly 1,000 locals who were involved in the ambush, most of them were common poor citizens of the locality," Govindacharya told reporters here.
Attributing the failure of the state and political system for the rise of Naxal movement, he said, "the constitutionally acknowledged system of state is not helping the common man. It is perceived to be working for the privileged few at the cost of deprived masses.
"This kind of socio-economic orientation of the state is strengthening the Naxal movement," he said. Praising Congress leader Digvijay Singh for his opposition to Chidambaram's approach in solving Naxal problem, he said Singh could not have expressed his resentment in a better way and that his statement should be read in a wider context and not as part of competitive politics.
"The outlook towards development must transcend the age-old stereotype parameters of development like GDP and growth rate. Policies for development must be based on people's ownership and decentralisation of governance," he said.
Govindacharya, the patron of the Rashtriya Swabhiman Aandolan (RSA), said the electoral victory of candidates in several Naxal-infested states was the result of an "undeclared coalition" with the ultras for mutual benefits. "For about last 40 years, Naxalites have used the petty partisan politics prevailing in the country," he said.
Asking Naxalites to abjure violence, he said they should understand that incidents like the Dantewada tragedy will only invite "crass state violence" rather than social transformation conducive to Maoist ideology.
PTI
If the ambush of India's para-military forces is not terrorism, what would constitute terrorism? Tribals have lived without violence in Indian society since times immemorial. True, they would have grievances against society at large, but which section of society does not have grievances? The Maoists, instead of serving the Tribals, are exploiting them to fulfill the communist dream of armed revolution against the state. Maoists must be crushed with the might of the state. There should be no two opinions about it.
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