It is a shocking news that the Maoists have hold up town just 200 Km from the capital, Kolkata. Though the distance does not matter because every city and town and village should be equally shameful for the state and the central government. Central government will not co-operate too much at this time because of their strained relationship with the communist parties and friendship with Mamta Benerjee.
We had heard this kind of new from Sri Lanka where LTTE controlled one-third of the country's land and Pakistan where Taliban was successful in getting Sharia law in Swat valley. But this is shocking to hear that this is happening in our backyard as well. Police is helpless without automated weapons to face the challenge of Maoists.
It is irony that the communist parties those were supposed to the take the cause of the poor has failed to serve them in last 30 years. Rather than developing economic equality and social welfare programs, the ruling party developed anarchy and exploited the poor. Situation is so bad that the tribes are supporting the Maoists in Lalgarh and they were dancing and celebrating the liberation from the police, administration the CPM cadres.
Taking arms can not be supported in a democracy but these people have open and firm support from the local people shows that the local people have grievances that have not been heard of or addressed. Eventually a large number of these armed Maoist cadre will be killed in reserved forces operation in next few days but this does not solve the real problem - exploitation of poor. Success of armed forces in Lalgarh is no guarantee that other cities or town will be captured by Maoist in future. unless a comprehensive overhaul of the public policies is undertook in the region.
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