Sangh Parivar

The growing strength of Naxal groups has emboldened
them so much that they are harbouring ambitions of controlling more
than a third of India's territories in the next two years, a latest
intelligence report has said.

Basing its information on
literature and pamphlets seized by the security forces in anti-Naxal
operations, and also on interrogation of arrested guerillas, the
intelligence report says the Naxal groups are aiming to liberate and
control 35 per cent of India's land by the end of 2009, Home Ministry
sources said.

In a fresh assessment of the Naxalite movement in
the country, the report points out that ultra-Left groups having faith
in Maoist ideologies have spread their activities to as many as 22 out
of 28 states in the country, including states that were earlier not
known to have any Naxal links like Delhi, Punjab, Uttarakhand and
Gujarat. As many as 39 Left-wing extremist groups are currently
operating in the country with a combined membership of more than a
lakh. Not all of

them are violent though. CPI (Maoists) alone account for more than 90 per cent of violent incidents.

Though
separate outfits, most of these Naxalite groups have common modus
operandi, especially when it comes to dealing with Government and
security forces. They see police and security forces just as major
suppliers of weapons, the report, which was recently presented to the
Home Ministry, points out. Hence the high frequency of attacks on
police stations and security camps to loot firearms.

The security
forces seized a number of pamphlets and booklets that urged the members
to take up the cause of the local population and fight for them as
endearing themselves to the local population was extremely vital for
their own survival.

Identifying under-development as the primary
reason for the spread of Naxalism, the intelligence report also
documents factors which led to Chhattisgarh becoming the nerve-centre
of Naxal activities. The state lies low on a number of development
indices. Nearly 40 per cent of the population lives below poverty line,
infant mortality is as high as 86 per thousand, 68 per cent do not have
access to electricity and nearly half the population is devoid of
drinking water at home. No wonder then that Chhattisgarh has emerged as
the breeding ground for Naxal groups, the report says.

The report
recommends more powers and facilities for police forces, and better
coordination among security forces but goes on to say that military
efforts alone would not be able to succeed against Naxalites. It has to
be ably supplemented by developmental initiatives, it says.

Intelligence says...

• Naxalites aiming to control 35% of India's land area by 2009

• Naxal groups active in 22 out of 28 states

• Strategy is to attack police forces and loot their weapons

• At the same time, take up cause of locals and fight for them

• A total of 39 Left wing extremist groups present with combined membership of more than a lakh

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