GREEN HUNT FALTERS

by Rohit Kumar

The Maoist insurgency in its North East is a massive problem for India. The Maoists fighting for control and supremacy are dominant in over 223 states and threaten to create a Red Corridor all the way to Nepal. The Maoists (Communist Party of India-Maoist or CPI-M) are targeting the soft vulnerable areas of India's richest states and this is by no means a coincidence. India's 'Shining India' image is tarnished by this reminder of grievances driven by poverty, discrimination, State oppression and a caste system that makes extremism an attractive option. The trouble in the North East ties in with the freedom struggle in Kashmir that is fuelled by state terrorism against the predominantly Muslim population. This has been the driving force behind the creation of the Students Indian Muslim Movement and other similar movements among India's large Muslim population. Atrocities like the mass killings of Muslims in Gujerat and the Samjhota Train Massacre---both State sponsored and abetted events-have added to the simmering indigenous cauldron that is bubbling on its own without the external stimulus that India blames it on.

A 50000 kilometer swathe of territory in India's Chattisgarh State the Bastar region-- has emerged as one of the many strongholds of the Maoists in the north east. Many local extremist organizations support the CPI-M--- like the Dandakaranaya Adivasi, the Kissan-Mazdoor Sangh, the Kranthiari Adivasi Mahila Sangh and the Kranthiari Adivasi Balak Sangh. Adivasis are the most exploited, ill treated and down trodden lower castes in India. Similar strongholds exist in the entire north eastern region. The population hates the exploitative and corrupt state political, bureaucratic and security establishments and generally supports the Maoist insurgents. Those who collaborate with government agencies are ruthlessly killed to serve as examples to others. Politicians and police officials concerned with their own survival become manipulative and often ignore or underplay Maoist activity.

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