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‘Achievement’ pat from CPM

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published Published on Nov 25, 2011   modified Modified on Nov 25, 2011
-The Telegraph

The CPM today described the operation that led to the killing of Kishan as an “achievement’’ on the Trinamul government’s part but added that it was made possible by the administration’s “course correction’’.

“The Trinamul government was initially against the deployment of joint forces in Jungle Mahal. That provided a fillip to the Maoists, who gradually began regrouping in various parts of West Midnapore and Purulia,’’ CPM state secretariat member Mohammad Salim said.

“But as the months passed by, there was a change in Trinamul’s political thinking. The leadership changed its mind and initiated a course correction after the rebels began killing their (Trinamul’s) people.”

He added: “So, the new government decided to re-launch the operation by the joint forces and that yielded results. The operation is a success, an achievement. But the battle against the Maoists is a long-drawn process and must continue both politically and administratively.”

Salim said the CPM “would always stick to its stand” that the killing of innocent people in the name of ideology would have to be countered “at any cost” and that the Trinamul government shouldn’t hesitate to step up its operations.

“Our government had launched Operation Lalgarh (in 2009) as villagers were being killed by them (the Maoists). The Salboni blast (of 2008) was triggered by the Maoists; it was an attempt on Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee’s life. So we are always for (anti-Maoist) operations…. This government should intensify it,’’ he said.

Kishan had threatened to kill then chief minister Bhattacharjee in early 2010, prompting the Left government to seek the Centre’s help to tackle the Maoists.

Union home minister P. Chidambaram had then come to Calcutta to meet Bhattacharjee and senior home department officials and review the situation in Maoist-hit districts.

However, despite several attempts by the police to catch Kishan, he remained at large.

Asked whether the CPM viewed this as a failure of its government, a party leader said: “During our tenure, the Maoists killed hundreds of CPM workers. At that time, Trinamul used to provide ground-level and logistical support to the Maoists and brief Kishan’s men on when and how to move out of the jungles. So our government’s operations faltered to some extent.’’

Leader of the Opposition Surjya Kanta Mishra said the Maoists should realise that their ideology “can never do any good to society”.

“I feel sorry for the unfortunate family of Kishan. They will have to bear the loss of his life,” Mishra said.

“But he was a senior Maoist leader and was responsible for several killings. He had even threatened to kill Bhattacharjee. But today, let us not go into who achieved what by killing him.’’

The Telegraph, 25 November, 2011, http://www.telegraphindia.com/1111125/jsp/nation/story_14797332.jsp


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