Kisanji's Death

Any death is unfortunate.Similar is Kisanji's although he has been cause of deaths for many.He believed in ideology 'political power comes out of the barrel of the gun'.It precisely boils down to the concept that state power could be captured through violence only.How far this idea is relevant in a country like ours is a different story.But we've seen the poorest of the poor falling victims to such an ideology in Jangalmahal.Many innocent people have been mercilessly killed.People are terrorized at gun point to obey the diktat of his party.Incidentally, the Maoists were losing their support base among people of Jangalmahal primarily because of the promises galore of developments and job opportunities made by the new govt, however, knowing fully well that such promises are difficult to implement for lack of funds.Any way, people believed govt and helped the joint forces with tips about the whereabouts of Kisjenji.However, it's a surmise and might sound too naive..

Another theory envisages that Maoists in Jangalmahal have got disorganized because of internal dissension.Of late, surrender of Maoist leaders lend credence to such an assumption.What's more,the leaders who've surrendered to govt were in contact with police for a long time and might be a source of information for cops.

There's an old saying: one murder makes a villain and thousand a hero.So Kisanji's a hero to many.Association for Protection of Democratic Rights(APDR) has claimed Kisanji has not been killed in encounter.He has been instead first arrested and then murdered.Many people have,however, shared this view.They think circumstantial evidences apparently suggest such probability.So APDR have claimed proper enquiry in this case.Kisanji;s mother,a 86 yr.old cancer patient, has decided to file a suit claiming that her son was murdered in cold blood by police at Calcutta High court.

Now it's true Maoists' movement at Jangalmahal has received a jolt for Kisanj's death.On the other hand joint forces have received a shot in the arm for this hard earned success.