Saffron in Red corridor, BJP needs an anti-Maoist strategy

December 24, 2014 09:39

With its victory in Jharkhand, the BJP now controls two tribal-majority states, most affected by Left-wing extremism. Over the past few years, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand have registered over 75 per cent of the total Maoist violence in the country.

The electoral success in Jharkhand now leaves a big task before the Centre and the governments in the two states to firmly tackle Maoist menace. The BJP had blamed the previous UPA government of being "soft" towards the Naxals.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whose predecessor had termed Maoists the "biggest internal security challenge", is yet to unveil his agenda to tackle the issue. He did not even visit Chhattisgarh after 14 CRPF personnel were killed in a Naxal ambush in Sukma this month.

Due to fragmented polity, Jharkhand has witness sprouting up of several ultra-Left groups in the last decade. If Tuesday's results, reflect a yearning for stability, it cannot be achieved without tackling these outfits.

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