Click to play videoNew Delhi: Officially Government figures claim that Naxalism is on the decline. But in an internal note the Government has admitted the opposite.
As per the Union Home Ministry's official figures Naxal violence has shown a decrease of 6.15 per cent in 2006 over 2005 and also in the first half of 2007.
But on the ground, the stain of Red terror is spreading – a truth that the government refuses to acknowledge publicly.
But according to the internal documents, the UPA Government agrees that it has failed to tackle the spread of the Naxalites.
A secret document, circulated in last week's high-level meeting between the Union government and police chiefs of 16 Naxal-affected states in the country, clearly admit that "despite concerted police action, several development initiatives, planned public perception management and people's resistance, the Naxal activities are increasing''.
"These statistics does not really mean anything," said Union Home Secretary Madhukar Gupta.
And despite several such meetings over the past three years, no coordinated approach has yet been taken to tackle the spread of Naxal violence.
In fact, the document clearly shows that the Government is concerned that "Naxalites continue to carry out well planned and coordinated attacks along military lines".
It's clear that the Government is concealing a very grim reality – a reality that might soon force the Government take a re-look of the policies to tackle the Naxalites.
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