COMMUNISM AND TERRORISM...ARE THEY COMPLIMENTARY..PART II

Prof Dr Colonel K Prabhakar Rao ( retired)

CPI had good hold in the Telangana region of former Hyderabad princely
state under Mir Osman Ali Khan Bahadur ( Brave) Fateh jung ( Victor of
battles), Nizam ul mulk Asif Jah 7, the seventh ruler of Asifjahi
dynasty. CPI launched armed struggle in the State at the closing years
of the state and murdered several land lords and took up to terrorist
actions. Once India gained independence, the Nizam chose to be
independent. His government committed grave atrocities on Hindu
population in the State duly abetted by the Razakar (Volunteer) Armed
force under the leadership of self styled Field Marshal Kasim Razvi of
Majlis Ittehad ul Muslimeen party (MIM). Countless Hindus were killed
and women were raped while children were butchered as the government
looked upon. The king became a puppet in the hands of Kasim Razvi who
was amply supported by Deen yar Jung, the chief of state police.
Having no options, India after several warnings to Nizam conducted
Military action (Infact called police action) against the State. Forces
of Indian union along with armor invaded Hyderabad State from four
directions and after brief resistance, Nizam surrendered on 18 Sept
1948. Several Razakars were killed in action along with State forces.
Military government was established in Hyderabad under Major General
Chaudhray and this government crushed the Communist cadres subsequently
and established law and order in the state. At last CPI withdrew its
agitation and took part in first General elections held in 1950 (6).
Consequently, CPI split on ideological grounds into Communist party
Marxist (CPM) and Communist Party Marxist and Leninist (CPI (ML)). In
West Bengal State at Naxalbari, Communists again rose in revolt in 1968
and committed many crimes including mass killings and destruction of
property and terrorist acts. The Armed communists again took up to
terrorist activities and killings of land lords and destruction of
property in the agency areas of Parvateepuram in sri kakulam District
of Andhra Pradesh during 1969 and this was crushed ruthlessly by the
State government ( 7). The terrorist activities are still continuing in
the state of Andhra Pradesh by the communists armed cadres and this
activity has spread to the newly formed northern state Jahrkhand and
Bihar too. It also has strong base in Orissa and Eastern Maharashtra
States. The armed cadres of Communists are now called Maoists and they
have made a link from Andhra Pradesh to Nepal along the Eastern
corridor of Andhra Pradesh. Maoists have committed many terrorist acts
in Jahrkhand by blowing up Police teams, convoys, police stations and
committing mass murders of innocent civilians in the villages. The
State property is destroyed such as telephone exchanges, railway
stations and post offices. Some have also looted banks. Thus it is seen
that in India in certain States Maoists are active and are resorting to
violence, killings of police officers and leaders from village level to
the members of legislature and even ministers. They want to create
panic, fear and terror in the minds of people and in the government.
Maoists are clinging to the outdated Maoist philosophy of Power flowing
through barrel of a gun. They also resort to killings of their own
informers, suspected spies and betrayers. They are no different from
terrorists. They claim political cause. Resort to violence, destruction
of government property, indiscriminate killings, bombings and even
suicide squads which are the basic actions of terrorists world wide (8)
( 9) (10).
In Nepal, Maoists made headway and paralyzed the
government. It succeeded in coming to some terms with the other parties
and formed a government. Nepal being a very small country with little
resources, Maoists could create havoc in the country. Their terrorist
actions were successful although they claim it as a liberation movement
from the feudal princely rule. Thus we see that Communism believes in
terrorism to achieve its ends although they claim their actions as
Guerilla warfare. There is a very thin line between Guerilla war and
terrorism and this line in fact has disappeared in the modern days.
Thus communists and terrorists can be considered complimentary in many
aspects of consideration..

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* Naxalites… Armed cadres of Communists from CPI ML. Maoists