03-19-2008, 05:39 PM
From Pioneer
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>States pool forces to fight Maoists</b>
In a sign of stiffening resistance to Maoist terror, State Governments have at last agreed to pool their resources and launch a joint war on far-Left extremism.
The first such joint assault has fetched good results - in two operations, a thousand police commandos of Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh stormed the Maoist stronghold of Bastar in Chhattisgarh and are believed to have eliminated many of the Mao-spouting killers.
In the first of these, police from Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra combined to target Maoists in the Abujhmad forests, while in the second, operations were carried out in the forests of south Bastar by Andhra Pradesh's anti-Maoist force, known as the Greyhounds, and Chhattisgarh police commandos. It is heartening that both operations have been successful.
The Abujhmad forests have for long been a Maoist stronghold where policemen could not enter; they were declared a 'liberated zone' by the Maoists. Other than the success of these operations, what is of importance is that the police forces of different States were able to join hands in combined operations to flush out the Maoists.
Far too often have the Maoists used State boundaries to their advantage as they cunningly launched their depredations in one State and then took refuge in another.
In such situations, given the absence of inter-State co-ordination, the police of the affected State would be left flatfooted, allowing the Maoists to get away. These predatory insurgents had so far shown far more ability in ensuring the cooperation of their various groups in the several States in which they have established their presence. There has long been a demand for special police task forces that would bring together the police of different regions to combat Maoists.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
After these developments Maoists and their lovers should be busy packing their bags and eating their revolutionary garbage.
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>States pool forces to fight Maoists</b>
In a sign of stiffening resistance to Maoist terror, State Governments have at last agreed to pool their resources and launch a joint war on far-Left extremism.
The first such joint assault has fetched good results - in two operations, a thousand police commandos of Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh stormed the Maoist stronghold of Bastar in Chhattisgarh and are believed to have eliminated many of the Mao-spouting killers.
In the first of these, police from Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra combined to target Maoists in the Abujhmad forests, while in the second, operations were carried out in the forests of south Bastar by Andhra Pradesh's anti-Maoist force, known as the Greyhounds, and Chhattisgarh police commandos. It is heartening that both operations have been successful.
The Abujhmad forests have for long been a Maoist stronghold where policemen could not enter; they were declared a 'liberated zone' by the Maoists. Other than the success of these operations, what is of importance is that the police forces of different States were able to join hands in combined operations to flush out the Maoists.
Far too often have the Maoists used State boundaries to their advantage as they cunningly launched their depredations in one State and then took refuge in another.
In such situations, given the absence of inter-State co-ordination, the police of the affected State would be left flatfooted, allowing the Maoists to get away. These predatory insurgents had so far shown far more ability in ensuring the cooperation of their various groups in the several States in which they have established their presence. There has long been a demand for special police task forces that would bring together the police of different regions to combat Maoists.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
After these developments Maoists and their lovers should be busy packing their bags and eating their revolutionary garbage.