Betrayal runs deep in the blood and spills blood as well: Ambush of soldiers by Naxals in India

India is not the only country where soldiers have been betrayed for utterly no mistake of theirs. The battle of Plassey was the major betrayal that paved the way for colonial domination of India. And after that several betrayals of Indians by fellow Indians made it clear that this is a normal behavior. Maybe it is just human nature and that is why we have safeguard mechanisms in place like the law and order system of the country and moral structures like religions.

But what happened at Sukma was nothing but cold-blooded man-slaughter. The villagers tipped the Naxals of the positions of the CRPF; though the attack was not just to kill the soldiers. The Naxals wanted to loot the contingent of their supplies and radio and weapons. They killed 25 soldiers using their advantageous position and surprise. But the heat is still on as the government is trying to find out the people who did this.

It is said that when to big forces collide it always damages the things that are surrounding them and who are totally not responsible for anything. Here the Naxals might not be wrong in their philosophy but why should their clashes with the government make soldiers scapegoats. And in the aftermath of this incident the villagers will face the ire of the security forces and the government. 

But this is not the first incident that has happened over the past many decades. Naxals have always been questioning the existence of a democracy. This was more than just an event. It was a reminder from the Naxals that they will continue their propaganda in any government, be it the NDA or the UPA. And it is time for them to see that this government is different from the UPA and won’t tolerate terrorism, be it on the borders or inside the nation.