So V, anyone who talks about Hindu fundamentalism is going to be branded as a Maoist. Good strategy.
But in my own views it is really difficult to say which is a greater danger to Indian State and our Constitution - the Maoists (from the left) or the hindutvavadis (from the right). Yours truly Nachiketa On Feb 16, 2008 7:23 PM, v <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Note: Note: A lot of their supporters, sympathisers are active on the > net...prattling about the non-exixstent Hindutva threat while they build up > destructive left front tentacles all over India. > *Maoist menace spreads to urban areas > *TNN > > > > > http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Maoist_menace_spreads_to_urban_areas_/articleshow/2788490.cms > > [image: /photo.cms?msid=2788492] > Naxals are no longer confined to jungles. Recent Naxal attacks on our > cities point towards a greater danger lurching in the neighbourhood (TOI > Photo) > MUMBAI: The Maoist menace is no longer confined to the jungles. Last > year, India's financial capital got a Naxal scare. With the arrest of a few > activists in August, the anti-terrorism squad (ATS) of Maharashtra police > claimed to have busted a Maoist think tank, which was trying to indoctrinate > and recruit people, and collecting funds for the organisation. > > Police believe that the Maoists are slowly and quietly making a base in > the city. The police also suspect that the rebels might have some dangerous > plans for the city. These fears stem from the fact that during the arrests > of the suspected Maoists last year, the police recovered some detonators, a > hand grenade, two firearms and 20 gelatin sticks. > > According to police sources, Maoists have also articulated a new strategy > to target urban centres in India, drawing up "guidelines for working in > towns and cities", and for the revival of a mobilisation effort targeting > students and the urban unemployed. In 2006, Union Home Minister Shivraj > Patil told the Lok Sabha that Maoists were planning to target important > installations in major cities, including Mumbai. > > But, there is no immediate threat. "There is no armed activity in Mumbai > at the moment and the Maoists have kept their activities limited to > propagating their ideology, setting up secret cells for frontal > organisations and recruiting people,'' says a police sources, speaking on > the condition of anonymity. The Maoists are trying to spread their movement > among trade and labour unions, poor people and students. > > According to police sources, there are some 75 Maoists in Mumbai. Most of > them are not active members of the banned CPI (Maoist), but they sympathise > with the leftist group's cause. "We have come across several such people and > are in the process of identifying them and preparing dossiers on them," says > an officer involved in the investigation. > > The police believe that the Maoists come to Mumbai to regroup. "They are > using Mumbai as a place of rest, planning and recruitment. The guerrillas > who get injured in encounters with the police are sent to Naxal dens in > Mumbai for treatment, education and relaxation," says the officer. > > Apprehending a major problem cropping up sometime soon, the ATS is getting > inputs from the Special Branch and the State Intelligence Department (SID) > about the Maoists and keeping an eye on some people. "Over half a dozen > lawyers are on our radar but we cannot arrest them if there is no evidence > against them," says an ATS officer. > > While Mumbai may be safe for the moment, sources claim that the Maoists > definitely have plans to take their war to other urban centres. The rebels, > the sources add, have plans to strike in the industrial belts of > Bhilai-Ranchi-Dhanbad-Calcutta and Mumbai-Pune-Surat-Ahmedabad to take their > battle into the heart of India. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
