Jagdalpur: A war-like situation has emerged among Naxal groups triggering an agitation where Naxals are killing each other following splits in Naxalite organisations and mutual conflicts in Chhattisgarh. As many as six Naxalites have fallen prey to this unrest in the organisation within 30 days, including a bounty Naxalite named as Podium Vijja having a prize of Rs one lakh on his head.
Apart from this, the innocent villagers and government employees are also being targeted by these Naxalites. More than 10 innocent villagers have been killed in the past 60 days. The tally includes the name of a Forest Department officer and a Sarpanch.
Governor Anusuiya Uikey has also expressed concerns over the bloody menace through her letter addressed to Home Minister Tamradhwaj Sahu.
Following the rising unrest, Governor has also called for a review meeting over these Naxalite incidents and higher officials of the Home Department are also expected to attend this meeting.
Bastar IG Sundararaj P informed that the reports of internal conflicts among the local and external Naxal organisations existed in the past as well.
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"Six Naxals who have been murdered by their comrades included the names of Podium Vijja, Kamalu, Poonam, Sandeep, Santosh Hemla, and Dashami Mandavi," Bastar IG said.
Bastar IG Sundarraj P said that the stronghold of Naxals in the interiors of Bastar is on a continuous decrease and the local cadres associated with the organisation are also surrendering to join the mainstream following which the Naxalites are upset.
"The Naxalites who talks about the welfare of their community and villages are much likely to surrender as in the long run they will be killed by their comrades following mutual conflicts as a punishment," he added.
"This leads to complex the controversy as either Naxalites will surrender or they will be killed at the hands of their own organisation," he asserted.
"Even locals are refraining themselves from supporting Naxals following which they are harmed by the evil elements of the society," he stated.
The Bastar IG also informed that in the last two decades, over 1700 villagers have been killed by the Naxals in Bastar, accusing them of being informers.
According to Bastar police, Naxalites have killed about 38 innocent villagers from January 1 to September 30 this year.
In the police-Naxalite encounter, Bastar police have killed more than 50 Naxals, out of which 21 bodies have been recovered.
As many as 32 jawans have been martyred and more than 40 Naxalites have surrendered before the government. Apart from this, over 100 Naxalites have been arrested.
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30 IED bombs have been recovered by the jawans and 25 weapons have also been recovered from the Naxalites.
Meanwhile, Bastar police have claimed that in the past few months they have achieved success in the anti-Naxal operations and the police are getting aggressive against the Naxalites following which new police camps have also been set up this year.
The issue has also stirred the political environment with Leader of Opposition in the Chhattisgarh Assembly and senior BJP leader Dharamlal Kaushik alleging that the Naxalites in Bastar are reciprocating the statements of the government with bullets.
Kaushik also stated that there has been a consistent increase in Naxalite incidents in the state after Congress came to power. He alleged that the Congress government is a complete failure in curbing the Naxalite incidents and in taking any concrete step against these evils.
Earlier, former Chief Minister Dr Raman Singh had written to the Governor expressing concern over the increasing Naxalite incidents.
