Grass-root democracy as a bulwark against Maoists
The HinduThe Assembly elections in Chhattisgarh are done and dusted. Equations in the context of tribal votes did matter immensely in the calculations of each political party, given the proportion of the tribal population in the State. In the present context, what the Maoists attempt to achieve by running their parallel government of ‘jantana sarkar’ as they call it, has no feet to stand on in the mid and long term. The intent behind the Act was to bring people at the grassroots level face to face with the government, and was aligned to the tribal way of life in historical and traditional terms. The resolution to the challenge posed by the Maoists is not only about security and development but is also about looking beyond, by enabling democracy at the grassroots — something that recognises tribal aspirations and calls out the ulterior intentions of Maoists.
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