03-24-2007, 02:23 PM
Last week the West Bengal Police gave another example that they have maintained their tradition, since the British days of being the best shooters. They were able to kill 15 citizens in Nandigram in West Bengal mostly women and children. These people were demonstrating since sometime against the State Government decision to take over agricultural land for creation of Special Economic Zone.
The video coverage and other evidence indicate that this was perhaps the first time in India that a police force deployed against some agitationists has been armed with Self Loading Rifles and INSAS assault rifles. The net result has been the high rate of death of the citizens.
Whatever may the political and economic outcome of this massacre, one thing is clear that in future police deployed for such jobs should either be supplied with the grand old Enfield 303 bolt action or some short guns, not the SLR and Assault Rifles.
The video coverage and other evidence indicate that this was perhaps the first time in India that a police force deployed against some agitationists has been armed with Self Loading Rifles and INSAS assault rifles. The net result has been the high rate of death of the citizens.
Whatever may the political and economic outcome of this massacre, one thing is clear that in future police deployed for such jobs should either be supplied with the grand old Enfield 303 bolt action or some short guns, not the SLR and Assault Rifles.