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Chhattisgarh Orders Probe: NAXALITE NEW BASE IN TAMIL NADU, By Insaf, 6 July, 2012 Print E-mail

Round The States

New Delhi, 6 July 2012

Chhattisgarh Orders Probe

NAXALITE NEW BASE IN TAMIL NADU

By Insaf

 

Chhattisgarh is once again caught in the cross hairs of Naxalite killings. This follows the death of 20 militants in anti-Naxal operations by the CRPF last Saturday. Instead of earning kudos for a job well done, the security forces have been accused of murdering innocents including women and children. Forcing much-harassed Chief Minister Raman Singh to order a judicial inquiry to put a lid on Opposition charges of a “fake encounter”.  Notwithstanding the probe, the CRPF and Naxalites engaged in another encounter on Thursday in the same village where the earlier incident took place. Raising a moot point: If every encounter leads to a cross-fire accusations and demands for investigations, how will it ensure the end of Naxal menace in the country?

 

Worse, Naxal trade unions have ‘incognito’ established a foothold in Tamil Nadu, a State which was so far removed from Maoist extremism. The   modus operandi is simple, getting their cadres infiltrate factories as labour in the State’s key industrial belt. Needless to say, the Maoists presence and the associated fear of violence is a setback to the State, whose fortunes hinge on it’s over 21,100 industries. The state is home to the most number of factories (more than 21,000). Meanwhile, in Odisha’s Maoist-affected Malkangiri’s district the militant’s off-shoot Chasi Mulia Adivasi Sangh, are forcing 35 Panchayats members to resign from their posts, ostensibly over the non-construction of the Kartampalli-Manyamkonda canal to irrigate tribal farmlands and motorable roads. Leaving a non-plused State Administration to douse the ‘relinquishment’ fire.

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New Scheduled Tribes Commission

Good news for the tribal infested States. The Centre is setting up the Third Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes Commission soon to formulate new legislation to protect tribal land and examine issues of development and welfare, especially primitive tribal groups. It would also examine if another Schedule should be added in the Constitution to recognise traditional tribal governing institutions. This measure has been mooted to develop remote, tribal-dominated districts and stem the Naxalite menace. So far primitive tribal groups have resisted panchayats instead demanding their traditional councils be integrated with the State's for governance. Also on the anvil the Commission would explore the option of greater role for the Centre in tribal areas administration and the desirability of a uniform framework for scheduled and unscheduled tribal areas. 

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Change Of Guard In Karnataka

Finally, a respite seems to be in sight for the beleaguered BJP in its first Southern bastion Karnataka. A change of guard is in the offing with former Chief Minister Yeddyurappa finally getting his way. According to the peace offering brokered by the Central leadership following the resignation drama by 9 Ministers, the State Rural Minister Jagdish Shettar is likely to replace 11-months Sadananda Gowda as Chief Minister. While the Party would not like to rock the State’s boat till after the 19 July Presidential polls, it might be forced to pre-pone its decision as the Assembly begins Monday next 16 July. The Hindutva brigade is also mulling the option of appointing two Deputy Chief Ministers. Recall, Gowda was Yeddyurappa's choice to replace him last year but he now wants Shettar, a Lingayat like him. However, this may be easier said than done as Gowda has upped the ante over his removal by asserting the people would teach the Party a lesson. A Catch 222 situation.

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Congress Ex- CM In Adarsh Net

The Congress too is busy fire fighting in Maharashtra. Where the ruling party has cut a sorry figure after its former Chief Minister Ashok Chavan’s chargesheet among 13 others in the Adarsh Housing Society scam for a  quid pro quo allotment of two flats for his kin. Besides approving additional Floor Space Index (FSI) for a five star hotel. Worse, the Party is facing acute embarrassment with the outbreak of a blame game between Chavan and his predecessors Union Ministers Vilasarao Deshmukh and Sushilkumar Shinde vis-à-vis the irregularities in the 2002 allotment of prime South Mumbai land to Kargil War heroes. A much harried Chavan has lashed out against the 'conspiracy' hatched by his colleagues, leading to a piquant situation where present Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan is busy fire fighting Opposition tirade. Clearly, the Congress needs to get its act together before Assembly poll in 2014.

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Yadav Again In Eye of Storm

Barely has the dust settled on UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav’s U-turns on SUVs for MLAs out of their Development Fund and shutting down of malls at 7 pm, that he is amidst another controversy namely the extension granted to the State Lokayukta Justice N.K. Mehrotra for another six-year tenure. A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging this as it was in contravention of the UP Lokayukta Act, 1975 which debars a second term for the incumbent. Interestingly, Mehrotra’s re-appointment was the country’s youngest Chief Minister’s first decision.  But the Governor did not approve of it. Three days later, the Lokayukta file was again sent to him who gave his assent. All eyes on Yadav’s next move.

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Dress Code In J&K

The travails of strife-torn Kashmir continue. In a busy tourist season with influx of a record number of holiday makers the militant Jamaat-e-Islami issued a dress code diktat for tourists: No skimpy clothes. Warning of dire action, the terrorist outfit has asserted that it would not tolerate short mini-skirts and other objectionable dresses as it spread immorality among the people. For reasons best known to him, the State Administration and tweet-prone Chief Minister Omar Abdullah are silent on the Jamaat-e-Islami threat. It remains to be seen whether the spoil sport action will be heeded by holiday makers?---INFA

 

(Copyright, India News and Feature Alliance)








 

 

 

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