How are we going to deal with these Maoists?

Twenty-six CRPF hawans were killed in the Maoists’ attack in Narayanpur in Chhattishargh the other day. There may be various explanations regarding the massive toll of the paramilitary force personnel. But nothing would save the lives of the security people.

One may say the jawans were trying to defuse a mine when the explosion occurred. The explanation may centre on nothing being basically wrong with the tactic to deal with the dreaded extremists.

There can be no gentle way of dealing with those who kill the security forces. In April, 76 CRPF jawans were done to death by the Maoists. On Wednesday, seven jawans were injured in a mine blast in Bijapur, Chhattisgarh.

A lot of threadbare discussions have been held to deal with the extremists who get support from the local people as well as from outside. There is trepidation to deploy the Army to quell the Maoists. Maybe, the Army could be the last weapon, the Brahmastra.

Even otherwise, the Central and State governments should be able to devise ways in which people would be able to live peaceful lives. The state of under-development should also be solved along with measures to dismantle the Maoist infrastructure.