PARA MILITARY FORCES CAN NOT TACKLE
INSURGENCY AND MAOISTS
Dr K
Prabhakar Rao
Insurgency is possible only with support from
local population. At times, insurgents terrorise the local population for
submission and for falling in line. But this method can not last long.
Insurgency can sustain when there is a strong cause against the society, Govt,
local repression and , discrimination in
society. The supporters give information about movement of state armed units
such as police teams, CRPF units and State armed reserve units on regular
basis.. Thus militants are at great advantage. In the latest maoist action against CRPF force in
Chattisgarh action, the militants struck when the members of the force were
busy having food and being lax. The flaw was that they have not secured the
surrounding high ground and areas before they settled down. They also should
not have selected a place to relax for food that is vulnerable for ambush where
you are unlikely to resist.. It has been learnt that a woman with Red saree was
seen at the site earlier who could be an informer as per the CRPF.
This is not the first time that Maoists butchered
CRPF Forces many times in Orissa border and in chattisgarh and their actions were superior than the combing actions of state forces after the tragedy.. gone are the days when Maoists fought with 12 bore single barrel locally made guns, guns captured police force, muskets, 303 rifles and
muzzle loaders. Today they have very modern weapons like semi automatic SLR
7.62. Machine guns ( ??), AK 47 etc. They believe in high intensity and high
volume of fire during ambushes and their leaders are highly committed as seen
from their encounters. Police units are tired and demoralised forces unfit for
guerrilla tactics, jungle war fare and ambushes.The CM of Chattisgarh
statae commented that The place where
the latest attack took place is thge last bastion of the Maoists and therefore they
are defending with all might. Therefore casualties are high. Once this area is cleared
Maoist menace will be over in Chattisgarh.Can we believe him.
The CRPF is firstly neither trained nor they have good leadership
to combat committed Maoists. The govt
has also not provided necessary
infrastructure to them. They are headed by police bosses who believe in staying
at the back of attacking force unlike Army where officers spearhead the force being at the front.
They lead from front. Army Operations whether advance, attack, deliberate defence, hasty defence, or securing the ground, ambush etc are
planned, timed and executed by senior and very senior officers, where as police
operations are done by lowest level Inspectors
and Asst commandants at times. Hence we hardly find casualties of
Officer Cadre in CRPF operations. Another most important aspect for failure of
police operations is due to in efficiency which is again due to reservations in
police. Best youth do not join the force.
It is like a square peg in round hole or round peg in square hole. In this
country, Police is given task of Army Operations and Army is given the tasks
like rescuing children from bore wells, as working party for laying mats for
political mega show of mass yoga display, internal security duties (IS duties).
Relief operations when accidents take
place, when ever any gov't department goes on tool down strike, that includes
municipality duties, flood relief operation, etc,etc. The advisors at the top most echelons
are wrongly chosen by the govt by giving scant regard to logic and reasoning
and retired police officers are appointed as advisors to the govt on Army
Operations. There are umpteen reasons for failure of Police Operations and
unless the govt looks 'D-Nova' the entire gamut of counter insurgency
operations and deploy ability of Army / Police personnel, failures like recent
CRPF ambushes will be the order of the day and forces will become gun fodder
for the fancy of our politicians )
(Politicians are no more leaders as they
are after power)
