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The Union home ministry is all set to take action against top officials of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) involved in the anti-naxal operations in Dantewada in which 76 personnel were killed by the left-wing ultras on April 6, this year.
The recurring Maoist attacks are shocking, but there could be more, feels the country’s security establishment. The government fears Maoist violence could peak to 1971 levels — the year that saw nearly 3,600 instances of red terror — before the Naxals could be reined in.
Talking to reporters here, he said the Supreme court judgment in the Godavarman case, which in his words was against the ground realities and prevailing conditions in the forests, led to the displacement of a large number of tribals forcing them to join Maoist groups. "If the court had exhibited restraint and gone according to ground realities today situation in the forests would have been totally different," he said, adding that even the new Supreme Court CJ had raised the point.
Even as Maoists unleashed yet another carnage in Dantewada, the Army on Monday proposed the setting up of a separate counter-Naxalism training establishment to help central and state police forces. "The Army has already trained 46,343 personnel from central police forces like CRPF for anti-Naxal operations. A dedicated training establishment will take this process forward in a cohesive way,'' said a senior Army officer.
A 28 year-old Youth Congress leader was first shot by Naxals and then set on fire in Jharkhand's Sindega district by a group of 12 Naxals on Sunday night. The Naxals are angry with the Congress-led UPA government for running an anti-Naxal operation in states like Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh on Monday said the Naxal attack that killed over 30 people in Dantewada District showed their desperation. Addressing the media after the attack on civilians by the Maoists, the State CM condemned the incident. He said the Maoists, who were losing support base, acted desperately.