Day 75 – Q 1.What are the objectives of extreme left wing ideology? Is there a cause-effect relationship between development and spread of left wing extremism? Examine.
1. What are the objectives of extreme left wing ideology? Is there a cause-effect relationship between development and spread of left wing extremism? Examine.
चरम वामपंथी विचारधारा के उद्देश्य क्या हैं? क्या वामपंथी उग्रवाद के विकास और प्रसार के बीच एक कारण–प्रभाव संबंध है? जांच करें।
Introduction:
LWE organizations are the groups that try to bring change through violent revolution. They are against democratic institutions and use violence to subvert the democratic processes at ground level.
These groups prevent the developmental processes in the least developed regions of the country & try to misguide the people by keeping them ignorant of current happenings.
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Objectives of extreme left wing ideology
- The objective of the Naxalites is to wage an armed revolution, modeled on the lines of the Chinese Revolution, which they call New Democratic Revolution (NDR), and usher in their own form of government.
- The Naxalites state their main political purpose as establishing an alternative state structure in India by creating a “red corridor” in Naxalite-affected states, stretching from the border of Nepal to central India to Karnataka in the south through violent struggle.
Cause-effect relationship between development and spread of left wing extremism
- Land Fragmentation
- 40% of rural households have no land or less than half of acre of land
- Increased small/marginal land holdings and no land reforms, Insecurity, and exploitation of tenants creates Unrest which leads to extremism
- Special Economic Zones (SEZ)
- SEZ requires a single huge block of land.
- Extremists have stated one of their objectives as fighting against India’s efforts to set up SEZ in tribal areas reflecting the adverse effect of development.
- Displacement due to developmental projects
- Displacement/ forced eviction of people occur due to developmental projects such as irrigation, industrial projects, mining projects, power plants etc. It can be physical, emotional or cultural.
- Tribal people are most prone to displacement because tribal areas are rich in mineral resources such as Orissa, Jharkhand. This imparts multidimensional trauma on them leading to serious consequences.
- Unemployment
- Unemployment and insecurity of livelihood are growing source of dissatisfaction and anger among youth, both in urban and rural areas.
- Environmental degradation
- Land is being targeted by land mafias for mineral extraction and in that process agricultural land gets barren
- Tourism
- Tourism industry in this development scenario is posing a great threat to the existing cultural-economy-governance matrix of tribal life which is interwoven with ecology.
Conclusion
Naxalism is an internal security matter and is not just a law and order problem also – it has grown into a big headache for both people and government. But its roots lie in deep discontent that apathy of government bred towards poor tribes of these regions. Only through addressing those problems it is possible to stop the further spread of left wing extremism. Whenever naxals indulge in violence, and obstruct development works being implemented, government must deal with sternly but as home ministry warned officials, without violating standard operation methods.
