Article on the evil of terrorism
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Like so many other socio-political evils associated with the country,
terrorism is also one of them. But it is the most isolated of them all
because lift ‘breaking away’ from the main stream, a section of the
people who resort to use the force of arms to overwhelm their opponent.
It is a challenge to the authority of the state and a revolt against the
entire socio-political order of day in decisive manner.
Unfortunately this phenomenon has been evident since long in several
parts of the country—Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir, North- Eastern regions,
Bihar and Andhra Pradesh. Except in Punjab, where it has been subsided
to some extent for the present, the situation in the rest of the
affected areas is still prevalent. While in Jammu and Kashmir the
situation has improved somewhat due to better and courageous handling of
the situation, by the government after restoration of the popularly
elected government in the state.
The phenomenon has 'grown of time' and not all of a sudden due to
different reasons. Now as a national problem it is to be viewed in all
its aspect for better understanding of the actual situation so that it
can be handed effectively as a socio-political issue in right
perspectives.
Broadly speaking, there are some important factors noteworthy in
context of terrorism in the country. First, there is foreign hand behind
it in certain jar second, there are mercenaries who are carrying on
insurgency in the name of 'Jihad' in Jammu and Kashmir, and thirdly it
is a sort of revolt of the people of certain areas and mass-based
movement against repression on the political grounds. It could be
described as an 'armed upsurge' against injustice to lower section of
society like in Andhra Pradesh and in some parts of Bihar and Orissa.
In Jammu and Kashmir it is actually proxy war being waged by the
mercenaries trained and armed by Pakistan with a conspiracy by Inter
Service Intelligence (ISI) and armed forces of that country. They cross
border from favourable points on line of control pushed by Pak security
forces and carry on insurgency in Indian territory.
The pro-Pak terrorist organizations and their political wings who do
not recognize J & K integral part of India; favour them; but they
are unable to make headway as they do not enjoy the support of the
common people and isolated. The local people have also been a victim of
these terrorist activities.
In Punjab also 'Operation Blue Star' aimed at crushing the terrorism
embittered the struggle and former Prime Minister Mrs. Indira Gandhi
fell to it at the hands of her own security personnel, on October 31
which was followed by the anti-Sikh riots in Delhi and many other places
in the country. It was the worst tragedy of the sort and was only next
the tragedy of communal riots of 1947 that had taken the toll of very
referred and precious life of Father of Nation-Mahatma Gandhi January
30,1948 in New Delhi.
The secessionists of J & K and Punjab are now running a sort of
joint undertaking, more to destabilize New Delhi and the country at a
large. Attack on Parliament in New Delhi and J & K Assembly were the
most horrible attacks.
The greatest attack on Indian Democracy was the horrifying a of
terrorist on Indian Parliament. Just before this attack, they mad
similar attack on the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly and before that attack
on Red Fort. The terrorist tried to blow the Parliament with huge
quantity of RDX they were carrying with them in the car.
In spite of the fact that there was realization to this effect in the
national leadership of the country unity in diversity has been quoted
repeatedly in this context, there been no socioeconomic policy so
consistent and comprehensive as required to be elaborated for the
country to keep intact the free India. As there was no state or regional
policy either conforming to the 'unit in diversity'.
Thus it was left to administration to use its discretion, injustice
done to the tribal communities gradually isolated them repression forced
them to an armed upsurge. The foreign countries who are interested in
political destabilization of this country are also helping them in
carrying out insurgency.
Creation of as many as five states out of Assam in a bid to control
the situation has also miserably failed to alter the situation. The
situation as a whole is quite unpredictable for the present. The third
category of terrorism or militancy in the country is that of Naxalism.
They are the revolutionary cadres of the communist group, They have
pockets of there influence and mass-based political organization with
peoples War Group attached to them. They champion the cause of red And
oppressed people and wage-war against exploiters.
Terrorism is not a single evil. It is accompanied with so many other
But Indians are courageous people, they will fight it with all their
and will not give in.