{"id":2343,"date":"2010-06-27T10:27:24","date_gmt":"2010-06-27T17:27:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bhagwad.com\/blog\/?p=2343"},"modified":"2010-06-27T10:27:24","modified_gmt":"2010-06-27T17:27:24","slug":"do-you-sympathize-with-the-naxals-opinon-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bhagwad.com\/blog\/2010\/politics\/do-you-sympathize-with-the-naxals-opinon-poll.html\/","title":{"rendered":"Do you sympathize with the Naxals? – Opinon Poll"},"content":{"rendered":"

There still seem to be people these days who sympathize with the Naxalites. I personally find this very hard to understand. Naxals certainly don’t represent the poor people. If they did, they would use their 1400 cr revenue stream<\/a> to feed poor people and improve lives instead of killing innocents.<\/p>\n

Most people seem to ignore or disbelieve the fact that India and China together have lifted 125 million people out of slum conditions<\/a> in less than ten years. A completely unprecedented achievement by any standard. India’s contribution to this remarkable progress is 48%! So much for those who cry about our country benefiting only the rich.<\/p>\n

The stated goal of the Naxalites is to overthrow the government of India by the force of arms. This might appeal to those who feel that our country\u00a0 is rotten at the core and needs an overhaul. But do you really think the Naxalites of all<\/em> people are qualified to do a better job? What the hell happened to following Gandhi’s ideals?<\/p>\n

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If they're poor, where is the money for guns coming from?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

But let’s grant them the benefit of the doubt. Let’s say that Naxals are indeed struggling against the autocracy of the state. Does that give them the right to kill even one<\/em> innocent person?<\/p>\n

People like to complain that our government didn’t care about the loss of lives during the Bhopal gas tragedy. Why then, are they turning a blind eye to the more than 10,000 people killed by Naxals in just five years<\/a>? Are those lost lives not valuable? Let me ask a simple question:<\/p>\n

Do you think Naxals are justified in taking even <\/em>one<\/strong> innocent life if they are suffering an injustice – no matter how large?<\/em><\/p>\n

If the answer is “yes”, then how are they different from terrorists? After all, terrorists have their own reasons too. They feel they’re being persecuted and trampled upon. No one becomes a suicide bomber for fun.<\/p>\n

Our Indian democracy with all it’s flaws is still a miracle<\/a>. Let’s improve upon it instead of trying to tear it down. It’s taken us long enough as it is to reach where we are. Nation building doesn’t happen in a couple of years, or even decades. Let’s stay the course and look at the bright side of things. Because there are lots<\/em> of bright things to look at, even as we continue the fight to improve our lot.<\/p>\n

So what do you think? Take the poll!<\/em><\/p>\n

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