India will spend billions of rupees to get rid of rebels

[lovuian]

http://newsfromrussia.com/world/2005/09/19/63216.html

19:56 2005-09-19
India will invest billions of rupees to upgrade its police force in a bid to battle with communist rebels who are active across the country.

Home Minister Shivraj Patil said the federal government will spend 16.45 billion rupees (€301 million) a year to modernize the police.

Top elected officials and police officers of 12 states meeting in the Indian capital also agreed to set up interstate joint task forces that would share intelligence as part of efforts to combat the insurgents.

The communist rebels, also known as Naxalites, are mainly active in six of India's 28 states - Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar, Karnataka, Orissa and Chattisgarh

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Communism is spreading in India!!! I always am fascinated how governments pay billions to police dept and not to helping the poor!!!

[goodhue]

1. Not all Indian communists are Naxalites!

The Communisty Party in India is a longstanding and active political party. The Naxalites are violent rebels who happen to be communists.

http://www.upportal.com/politics/pol_cpm.asp

The Communist party of India (Marxist) was formed in 1964 after a split in the Communist Party of India. The CPM has established its stronghold in Kerala, West Bengal, Tripura, Andhra Pradesh and Assam, though its influence has been declining over the years.

http://ushome.rediff.com/news/2003/oct/02spec.htm

The Naxalites operate mostly in the rural and Adivasi areas, often out of the continuous jungles in these regions. Their operations are most prominent in (from North to South) Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, eastern Maharashtra, the Telengana (northwestern) region of Andhra Pradesh, and western Orissa.