what they mean by green hunt? i think the green hunt is going on. that is it targets the top level leaders of the cpi maoist. Is int it?
On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 7:26 PM, Sukla Sen <[email protected]> wrote: > The Prime Minister's speech at the Chief Ministers' conference was a sort > of a precursor? > > As India is mercifully no People's Democracy, the ruling elite at least > makes the pretence of responding to forcefully expressed public opinions. > > I still vividly remember the following episode. > At the peak of the slum demolition drive in Mumbai in the midst of the > feverish frenzy to turn "Mumbai into Shanghai", Patil, the then Home > Minister of the State made a trip to China. > A strong proponent of the drive, he came back heartbroken. rather gloomily > commented that in order to turn Mumbai into Shanghai, we'll have to first > turn India into China. That was a gem of wisdom. Not that demolition has > totally stopped, the slogan is mostly forgotten today. > > In any case, from the rulers'point of view, the Operation green hunt was/is > a pig-headed scheme all the way. > > Just think of the following. > > While the GoI indulges in the megalomania of Operation Green Hunt, a band > of armed Maoists attacked a police station in Sankrail in West Bengal, in > the close vicinity of the battlefield Lalgarh. > They looted a bank next door. No resistance. > Picked up the OC of the police station from his barrack enjoying his lunch. > Apparently, he merrily joined the party. Two remaining policemen were simply > gunned down at the station, in their shirt and lungi, taking their routine > midday nap. The rifles, all bundled and securely locked up in a trunk, were > carried away like a carry bag. > > The GoI indulges in the megalomania of Operation Green Hunt. > > This is apart from the accumulated neglect and oppression heaped upon the > adivasis. > > Sukla > > > http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Operation-Green-Hunt-invention-of-media-claims-Chidamabaram/articleshow/5203770.cms > > 'Operation Green Hunt' invention of media, claims Chidamabaram > TNN 6 November 2009, 06:37pm IST > HYDERABAD: After heavily publicizing the government's intention to launch > an attack on Maoist headquarters in the jungles of Chhattisgarh for weeks, > Union home minister P Chidambaram took a U-turn on Friday by saying that the > proposed "Operation Green Hunt" was an invention of the media. All that the > centre as was doing was to help the states by deploying paramilitary forces > in the fight against left-wing extremism, the home minister said at the > passing out parade of IPS probationers in Hyderabad. > > The home minister's statement was greeted with disbelief but analysts said > that it had much to do with the criticism that the Union government > offensive would degenerate into a whole-scale war against the tribals who > inhabited the territory occupied by Maoists. Analysts had said that there > was no other way that Maoists could be distingushed from tribals and in the > offensive the latter would in effect be targeted. > > "The government of India is ready to face any challenge including the > threat from Maoists. Law and order is a state subject. Therefore, primarily > the states should carry out all the counterinsurgency measures and ensure > that the administration is in complete government control. However, the > Centre would continue helping the Maoist-affected states with paramilitary > forces, intelligence and technical assistance," Chidamabaram said. > > The home minister said he was not aware of the reported statement of the > Maoists that they have agreed for a dialogue with the government. "I have > not seen that statement. Therefore, I will not comment," he said. > > The home minister also refused to comment on the reported statement of a > Sri Lankan government official in which he claimed connection between LTTE > and the Maoists. "I have not come across any documents. I cannot say > anything," he said. > > Chidambaram confirmed the Pakistan link in the aborted LeT plan to attack > major targets in India. He said that the US administration has informed him > about the details of the design prepared by terrorists, two of whom were > arrested by the FBI. The arrest of a few others in Pakistan in the same > terror plot indicated the involvement of that country, he said. > > The home minister urged the media not to create alarm by unduly > highlighting the first anniversary of the attack on Mumbai which took place > on November 26 last year. "The security forces are vigilant and perfectly > capable of thwarting any attack. There is no reason to raise alarm," he > said. He described the Indian Mujahideen as a virtual organization to which > different groups and individuals claim affiliation. "Action has been taken > against all such people," he said. > > Responding to a question related to the death of a kidney patient in > Chandigarh owing to security cordon of a hospital where Prime Minister > Manmohan Singh was to speak, Chidambaram hoped that the Special Protection > Guards and the state police had learnt their lesson. "They should be > sensitive to the emergency needs of the people," he said. > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
