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http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_job-applications-from-maoist-strongholds-flood-paramilitary_1385670
New Delhi: It seems the Maoists’ claim that they enjoy overwhelming tribal support does not hold water. A majority of the 1,31,433 job applications received by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in the past three months are from villages where Maoists hold sway or have made deep-rooted affiliations with locals living close to jungles
The recruitment is part of the government’s concerted effort to train people from Maoist-affected areas, so that they can go back and participate in anti-insurgency operations.
“This is the first time that we have received so many applications in just three months. It is a clear message to Maoists that they are not wanted in those [tribal] areas, that people are tired of the mindless violence being carried out by them,” Vikram Srivastava, director general of CRPF, said.
He said the fact that more and more tribals want to join CRPF shows that they want to take control of the situation. They are coming out against Maoists in large numbers.
“Residents of jungles have been suffering the Maoist onslaught for years. They have seen CRPF work in their areas. They are now making a choice,” Srivastava said, adding that the force had been regularly setting up medical camps in Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Orissa so that tribals get basic health facilities.
He claimed Maoists were attacking dispensaries. So, CRPF has taken this responsibility and officers and personnel have been asked to set up medical camps in every village. “There are women doctors for tribal women living in jungles,” Srivastava said.
New Delhi: It seems the Maoists’ claim that they enjoy overwhelming tribal support does not hold water. A majority of the 1,31,433 job applications received by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in the past three months are from villages where Maoists hold sway or have made deep-rooted affiliations with locals living close to jungles
The recruitment is part of the government’s concerted effort to train people from Maoist-affected areas, so that they can go back and participate in anti-insurgency operations.
“This is the first time that we have received so many applications in just three months. It is a clear message to Maoists that they are not wanted in those [tribal] areas, that people are tired of the mindless violence being carried out by them,” Vikram Srivastava, director general of CRPF, said.
He said the fact that more and more tribals want to join CRPF shows that they want to take control of the situation. They are coming out against Maoists in large numbers.
“Residents of jungles have been suffering the Maoist onslaught for years. They have seen CRPF work in their areas. They are now making a choice,” Srivastava said, adding that the force had been regularly setting up medical camps in Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Orissa so that tribals get basic health facilities.
He claimed Maoists were attacking dispensaries. So, CRPF has taken this responsibility and officers and personnel have been asked to set up medical camps in every village. “There are women doctors for tribal women living in jungles,” Srivastava said.
