Underdevelopment

Naxal Movement!
Underdevelopment is the root cause of Naxal movement. So it should be first addressed to tackle this movement. Such statement has been cliché, though none would contest it. Sonia Gandhi too has vented such opinion though P.Chidambaram looks upon it as primarily a law and order problem particularly after the Dantewada carnage by the Maoists. But what’s to be noted, it’s easier said than done. How would you perform developmental work in utterly disturbed arrears? The govt officials or NGOs who’d carry out some pro-people activities in underdeveloped Maoist dominated region dare not venture into such areas for fear of life. Nor, can they do their job peacefully even if they start a project for utter lawlessness prevailing there. So before embarking upon developmental activities, law and order must be restored to bring in a congenial ambience to do work in the locality. True, if the plight of the people, many of whom even live in sub-human condition, could have received attention of the administration in due time and their condition be improved, the Maoists might not have made dent there. But it’s no time for blame game. Effective measures should be taken to bail out of the present predicament.