Vigilantism is counterproductive
The supreme court's decision that Salwa Judum employed by Chattisgarh government and blessed by the union government tantamounts to abetment to murder is timely. It is true that parts of Chattisgarh is infested by Naxals posing serious law and order problems in the state. But the reign of terror unleashed by the state government and its vigilante squads hardly justifies the pattern of solving the problem. It is hoped that the apex court order will bring to halt the vigilante squad operations started in Dantewada since 2005. Vigilante squads cannot be compared with the village self protection groups in J&K state The atrocities committed by the Vigilante squad by killing about 500 villagers and displacing thousands of tribals from their homeland need to be probed by an independent commission. The hapless tribals have migrated to adjoing areas and they are undergoing untold sufferings caused by the state administration. Naxalism needs to be countered by more pragmatic methods and not by Salwa Judum and similar tactics. The state administration must get some punishment for fostering such unpardonable acts and the tribals affected must be resored to their homes and fields to resume their herditary occupations. We must not forget that we are living in an independent India with soverign rights tto the people. It is significant to note that only a PIL could reverse such a perverse practice.
A.R.K.Pillai
Mumbai 5-4-08 Email Id idfark@gmail.com
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