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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | SC moots govt-MNC link to Maoism

SC moots govt-MNC link to Maoism

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published Published on Apr 7, 2011   modified Modified on Apr 7, 2011
The Supreme Court today wondered whether faulty development practices were the “root cause” of the Maoist insurgency in Chhattisgarh, and asked the state how many agreements it had signed with multi-nationals and how it was using the state’s financial resources.

It also asked the state government to explain how and under what rules it recruited and armed the Koya commandos — special police officers (SPOs) fighting the Maoists.

“How many MoUs (memoranda of understanding) have been signed with MNCs? What is happening to the financial resources of the state?” the court said, asking the state to explain it in an affidavit by Friday.

“That seems to be the root cause. This could be leading to displacement of tribals in the state,” the bench of Justice B. Sudershan Reddy and Justice S.S. Nijjar added.

The court was hearing petitions seeking its intervention to ensure relief and rehabilitation for those displaced by the government-Maoist battle in Chhattisgarh. The petitions were filed by social activists Nandini Sundar and Kartam Joga.

State counsel Harish N. Salve denied any link between the development practices and the rise of the Maoists.

The court asked about the recruitment rules and service conditions for the Koya commandos after counsel Nitya Ramakrishnan accused the state of letting the Salwa Judum continue in another form. The Salwa Judum was a state-backed, anti-Maoist vigilante group that was accused of atrocities on tribals.

Ramakrishnan alleged the Koya militia had been burning villages and raping women.

Justice Reddy then told the state: “You are recruiting them and arming them. This is a serious thing. If you are arming them, where will civil society go?”

The court asked the state to explain whether social activist Swami Agnivesh was attacked during a recent visit to Chhattisgarh. News reports had said a crowd of women and SPOs had thrown eggs at Agnivesh, pulled him out of his car, and prevented him from reaching a site of allegedly atrocity by the security forces.

Agnivesh, who was in the courtroom, gave a first-hand account of the intimidation he faced in the state.

Salve said a district judge had been appointed to investigate the alleged attack and offered to have it probed by a high court judge.

The Telegraph, 7 April, 2011, http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110407/jsp/nation/story_13821879.jsp


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