Mao Menace

Mao Menace

Invaluable lives of three more patriots meet with a tragic conclusion. Mao insurgency does want to manifest its ugliest presence in Odisha, despite the state government’s repeated rhetoric of complacency, so far as the law and order is concerned. Much ahead of their two-day Odisha Bandh call from Wednesday, the red rebels damaged at least three mobile towers here. The most shocking incident is the sad demise of two jawans in a terrible explosion, yesterday. Though the graph of police casualties are seemed to be southward gradually, but the unrest is not taking the name of end. A decisive turning point in combating the menace was turned into a ‘breakdown’ by the inexplicable melodrama (government sponsored?) on the 13th February, last year. Episode of Vineel Krishna’s abduction was staged at the juncture of a nearly finish of the warfare. The extremist reds were on the verge of laying down their arms. But the so called ‘dialogue’ is yet mysterious. Even some Medias have aired the stories of money transactions, related with ‘hijack play’. When the spirits of the security authorities were touching the zenith, this puzzling game altered the table to boost the red morale. One question is still unsolved that, the chief law enforcing authority was on a tour to the remote edge of his district, a hotbed of naxalite activities, on a motor bike without enough security arrangements? Had he known the drama to be staged before? The chronologies, following the game is also more important to be noted. Immediately, Mr. Krishna was sent to Centre as the Secretary of a certain Union Minister. If his charisma was so high in the Mao hit districts of Odisha, then why he is not being returned back? With getting their loved one as the mentor, the tribals may get to the national main stream enabling the cessation of the nuisance at once! Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) may bring down the magnitude of casualties in security camps. But the first and foremost area of concern is a holistic approach to the problem. Police modernization, infrastructure development and morale boost of security forces are highly required. Administrative vacuum is also needed to be addressed with seriousness. Nitish Kumar government of our neighboring state Bihar has taken positive initiatives at the Mao vulnerable district of Bhagatpur, resulting in enrooting the turbulence. Governments at Centre and at the state as well should work with a vow to reach the goal.