Maoist threat

The CPM Politburo member Sitaram Yetchuri is seen not so lively, of late, in dealing with Maoists of doubtful character. Yetchuri has obviously given up his efforts to woo Maoists after his notorious visit to Nepal to form a ministry with Prachanda. Yetchuri now only understood Maoist brutality. They killed 18 people in Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Orissa during the first phase of polling today and looted several electronic voting machines.
Maoist brutality in India is comparable to Al-Quaeda threat elsewhere in the world. The Union Government has not taken this threat seriously yet. And some regional parties too have role in spreading Maoist terrorism.

Nevertheless, no ruling political party is ready to accept the reality. They need only a few votes marked in the voting machine to continue their rule. Only corruption-free, transparent and responsible government at the centre could end Maoist threat.

K A Solaman