Author: Correspondent
Publication: The Telegraph
Date: June 23, 2006
URL: http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060623/asp/bengal/story_6387705.asp
[Note from the Hindu Vivek Kendra: When the
villagers in Chattisgarh set up resistance groups to fight the Naxalites instead
of depending on police for protection, the very same Marxists scream blue-murder.
And Shri Ajit Jogi, the Congress ex-Chief Minister of Chattisgarh, writes
an article in The Indian Express objecting the government support to the resistance
groups in Chattisgarh. And the media sees no inconsistency.]
CPM state secretary Biman Bose today told
villagers of Chandpur in Nadia to set up resistance groups to fight Naxalites
instead of depending on police for protection.
Maoist guerrillas had gunned down tribal CPM
leaders Uttam Sardar and Swapan Sardar at the village, about 120 km from Calcutta,
on Tuesday as they did not quit the CPM in spite of warnings by the rebels.
Comparing the attack with those in Maoist-affected
areas of Bankura, Purulia and West Midnapore, Bose advised party workers to
set up their own security network without relying on the police.
"When I visited Bandwan (in Purulia)
before the elections, I told our workers there that they should arrange their
own security without relying on the police. The people of Chandpur should
do the same. The situation here is not different from Purulia or Bankura.
Why rely solely on the police when they fail to protect you? Build your own
resistance groups," Bose told party workers.
"The Maoist problem cannot be solved
unilaterally. We have our limitations. But attempts are on to put an end to
the problem," he said.
Bose reached Chandpur this morning along with
two ministers from the district, Bankim Ghosh and Benoy Biswas. District CPM
secretary Ashu Ghosh also accompanied Bose.
Swapan's widow Juthika urged Bose to ensure
that her three children, aged seven, five and one, are not harmed. "Babu,
aamar sansar je bheshey galo. Ami ekhon ki korbo tinte santan niye? Amake
ekta kaaj din (My family has been ruined. What will I do now with my three
children? Please provide me with a job," Juthika sobbed.
"Don't worry, we are there. The party
and the government are there. We will all look after you. This is my promise,"
an emotional Bose told Juthika.
