JHARKHAND MIRROR

By Gladson Dungdung

Jharkhandmirror.org

7 February, 2010

SPOs of Salwa Judum

“Naxalites are our stray brothers and sisters therefore we will address the issues of Naxalism through dialogues”. These are the holy words of Jharkhand Chief Minister Sibu Soren, who repeatedly told us even after swearing in as the guard of the state for 3rd time. However, the unbearable pressure from the central government and the corporate houses made him completely helpless. Consequently, he took u turn and attended a special meeting with our ‘Corporate Home Minister’ P. Chidambaram in Delhi on January 27^th on the issue of so-called ‘Operation Green Hunt’. After his return from Delhi, he started dancing in different tune, saying, operation green hunt will be started if the Maoists do not abjure violence. (more…)

By Gladson Dungdung

6 December, 2009

It has been in practice of the human beings that when a baby cries, the mothers’ heart beats faster, she gets worried and put her all efforts to comfort the baby. But have you ever read any fiction, heard the story from your grandparents or seen a mother feeding her baby, getting toys and buying clothes for her/him only when (s)he stops crying? If not, at least, you can get the holy ideas of parenting from our corporate Home Minister P Chidambaram, who keeps telling to the Adivasis these days that the government (parents) will do everything for them (kids) only when they stop resistance. He has taken for guaranteed that all the Adivasis living in the forests are Maoists or at least their supporters therefore he tells them, “Abjure violence and give me 72 hours” to do the miracle for readdressing the historic socio-economic, cultural and developmental injustices done to them for the centuries. (more…)

By Gladosn Dungdung

30 October, 2009 

“Naxalism” has acquired the center stage of the whole debates in the government, the media and other public domains after the Maoists beheaded Francis Induwar, the Police Officer of the CID Special Branch followed by the killing of 17 Police men in Maharashtra, blowing up of school buildings in Jharkhand, attacking a Jeep carrying CISF personals in Chhatishgarh and hijacking drama of Rajdhani Express in West Bengal. The government and the media are crying foul almost everyday and also attempting to fix the responsibility on the Human Rights Groups on the one hand and the so-called intellectuals are arguing the military operation as panacea to the Naxal problem on the other.   (more…)

By Gladson Dungdung

9 October, 2009

Condolence gathering at Ranchi

The Police Officer of the CID Special Branch, Francis Induwar was abducted, beheaded and thrown on the roadside on Ranchi-Jamshedpur highway by the Maoists, which was condemned strongly by the civil society, Human Rights Groups and other non-state actors. Ironically, when the news of brutal killing came up, the Home Ministry and the Media suddenly became proactive in condemning and alleging the Human Rights Activists rather than nailing down the Maoists. The opinions were manufactured such a way, which give sense that Induwar lost his life not because of the Maoists but the Human Rights Activists. The Union Home Minister P.Chidambaram even threatened to the Human Rights Groups by saying that the Human Rights Groups have to choose, which side they are. He also questioned, “Why are human rights groups silent now when Naxals attack innocents?” However, he said, “Human rights groups need to speak more strongly against the Naxals.”  (more…)

By Gladson Dungdung

Tehelka 19 September, 2008

With successive governments resorting to the gun to resolve the Naxal crisis, over a 1000 lives have been lost in the brief history of the state.

Soon after the assassination of MLA Ramesh Singh Munda by the Naxalites, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that the Naxalism is the biggest threat to India. The Prime Minister’s concerns are. Jharkhand has been wrecked by Naxalism. The development activities in remote areas have been forced to shut down, health centres have closed. 1221 people including the MP Sunil Mahto, MLA Ramesh Singh Munda and former chief minister, Babulal Marandi’s son Anup Marandi have fallen prey to Naxals since the creation of this new state. Jharkhand might be in the grip of the Red Armu but the Dishum Guru Sibu Soren does not think so. After the recent swearing-in as the Chief Minister, addressing the media, he said, “Naxalism is not a big problem and can be resolved through dialogue.” (more…)