Gadchiroli: Naxal activities are not limited to only remote areas in Maharashtra Timur but `naxalization urban ‘seen in major cities of the country, Head of NCP Sharad Pawar claims on Thursday.
He spoke to reporters in the Gadchiroli district in the state where at least 27 Naxals including the senior leader Maoin Millind Teltumde was killed in a meeting with the police last Saturday.
Speaking of Naxal’s threat in the district, which borders Chhattisgarh, the pawar said the situation would improve.
But there is a “new phenomenon” where some elements seek to create hatred of the government in other parts of the country too, he said.
“We can call this urban gap,” said Pawar.
“Some power like it is active in Nagpur, Pune, Mumbai and in several Sahyadri ranges, as far as Kerala.
There are parts that try to create public opinion and hatred of the government,” he said.
The pawar party is part of the government in Maharashtra and its ministers holding a home portfolio.
“Special attention must be taken immediately about this aspect, if not a new problem will arise,” NCP’s head, which is the head of Maharashtra minister four times, warned.
In particular, BJP leaders often use the term “urban naxals” to claim that Maoists have supporters and sympathizers hidden in urban areas.
Pomar, meanwhile, advocated a boost for industrial development through mining in Surjagarh at Gadchiroli.
Protests have been performed by locals against mining in the area recently.
For questions about the fear that mining will take the livelihood of local tribes from natural resources, pawar say agriculture must be increased to provide new job opportunities.
“I feel that to eliminate the frustration of the younger generation here, they have to get job opportunities.
Surjagarh will give them this right and the opportunity in a great way and an important and permanent industry will develop here,” he added.
Sharad Pawar warns of ‘urban naxalization’ in big cities of Maharashtra
