While there has been no incident of violence by the Communist
Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)
in Delhi, the Union Home
Ministry has admitted that
this year they have assessed
influence of front organisations
of Maoists in its six districts,
reports India Today.
"The influence of Maoists
in areas is assessed on
the basis of both overground
activities by front organisations
and violent activities by
underground cadres,"
Minister of State for Home
Jitendra Singh told the
Rajya Sabha (Upper
House of the Parliament)
in a written reply on August
8. The Home Ministry has
also said the CPI-Maoist
operates in Delhi through
the city committee of the
outfit and that Left-wing
extremist groups, such as
CPI (ML) New Democracy and
CPI (ML) Liberation, are
active in the Capital. "Besides,
front organisations of the
CPI (Maoist) like Revolutionary
Democratic Front, Committee
for the Release of Political
Prisoners, People's Democratic
Front of India, and Democratic
Students Union are active
in Delhi," the ministry
has said.
MHA details reveal that the number of Districts reporting any
sort of Maoist violence
or having Maoist influence
has reduced to 173 this
year, as on June 30. Last
year 203 districts in the
country had reported Maoist
violence, while 208 districts
were affected by rebel violence
in 2009. "It is clarified
that around 26 districts
of India account for nearly
80 per cent of the total
Maoist violence. The total
number of 'violence affected'
districts has to be viewed
in this overall context,"
the minister told the upper
house. MHA figures shows
the Maoists have killed
82 Security Force personnel
till June 30 this year,
compared to 142 in 2009.
Also, there have been 864
incidents of Maoist violence
in the first six months
of this year, compared to
a total of 1764 incidents
last year. A total of 244
people, including Security
Forces, have lost their
lives at the hands of Maoists
this year, while 49 Maoists
have been shot dead by Security
Forces in 2012. Bihar has
emerged as the biggest problem
for the security establishment
on the Maoist front. 30
out of the 38 districts
in Bihar have reported Maoist
violence this year, making
it the state with the maximum
Districts affected by Left-wing
Extremism. |
