Click to play videoNew Delhi: The Naxal attacks continue at an alarming pace and more worrying for the Centre is the lack of political will to tackle the Naxal menace.
Most politicians are of the opinion that they are ready to fight the Naxals but not at the cost of votes.
Home Minister P Chidambaram said, “The CPM was ambivalent ...The JDU has been very ambivalent in their approach to the Naxals.”
While Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren's soft attitude towards Naxalites is now well known, for Bihar CM Nitish Kumar and Orissa CM Naveen Patnaik, the view is more political.
Trying his best to consolidate his Kurmi, backward and Muslim vote bank ahead of assembly elections in Bihar later this year, Kumar thinks development initiatives and not force is the answer. However, his own police officers think otherwise.
Patna DGP said, “Our record without forces is better then states with central forces.”
Moreover, Nitish Kumar has to deal with caste complications in his state as well. CNN IBN has learnt that most top Naxal leaders in Bihar belong to the Yadav caste, a group that is seen as a natural ally of Nitish's opponent Lalu Prasad.
Patnaik too wants combat but no bloodshed. The only CM agreeing with Chidambram's tough talk on Naxals is Chattisgarh CM Raman Singh.
For politicians keeping the Naxal cauldron burning has long been all about politics of convenience. However, now with Naxals gaining the upper hand, the story line is changing. The neta is either with the Government or the country loses out and for the moment, the neta at least isn’t blinking.
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