Naxalite spokesperson Azad said, “We appeal to all democratic forces to unite, oppose and militantly resist the continuous sell-out of the country’s interests to imperialistsharks. Time is running out. Unless we act collectively against the disastrous policies of the traitorous UPA government and various state governments we cannot prevent the whole of India from becoming a Bhopal.”
I have long argued that the Naxal strategy of milking mining corporations through extortion will reach a tipping point – where the corporations gain enough traction to where the adivasis are connected to the state (or corporation) and associate it with their welfare. At that point, we will see a significant and concentrated effort on disrupting the mine system, rather than just placing a tax on it. A bandh.
Are we there yet? Probably not. This is probably just opportunistic capitalization on the buzz surrounding the Bhopal verdict. But it is coming.
