(So Maoists/Naxals and Cruel activists yo are requested to be ready for
the hunt. Damn sure yo guys will be hunted. Your Days are counted. We
are Very Proud to have you again Sir.Our Best Wishes for the Achieve
ments That are gonna Happen. God Bless )
Shri.
K.vijay Kumar IPSappointed Senior Security Adviser in Home Ministry
The Union government has appointed the former Director-General of the
Central Reserve Police Force, K. Vijay Kumar, as Senior Security Adviser
in the Home Ministry where he will advise on security and development
in the Naxal-affected States.
As per a government order issued
on Monday, Mr. Kumar’s services will be “utilised for advice in security
and development in LWE [left wing extremism] theatre” for “a period of
two years or till further orders.” Mr. Kumar has been entrusted with the
job of advising in deployment of the Central armed police forces
(CAPFs) in the LWE-affected areas, besides overseeing coordination among
the CAPFs and State police forces (SPFs) for counter-insurgency
operations.
In addition to charting out an effective “surrender
and rehabilitation policy” for Maoists, the ex-CRPF DG would play an
active role in training the CAPFs and the SPFs in counter-insurgency
operations and jungle warfare, besides introducing technology, including
weapons and equipment in the Central and State police forces.
Mr. Kumar will also suggest the government on “types of development
efforts” needed in the Maoist-affected States to address “development
deficit and employment generation for youth.” He will also be looking
after media planning for management in these States, besides
coordinating with other Central ministries and State governments. .
Mr. Kumar, a 1975 batch IPS officer from the Tamil Nadu cadre, took
over as CRPF chief in 2010 when the morale of the personnel of India’s
largest paramilitary force was at its lowest ebb following repeated
onslaught by Maoists. During his two-year tenure, he helped the CRPF
tackle Naxals through strategic operational planning, besides ensuring
better coordination between the CRPF and State police forces.
The former Home Minister (now Finance Minister) P. Chidambaram and his
successor Sushilkumar Shinde tried to get extension for Mr. Kumar as the
CRPF DG, which was turned town by the Prime Minister-headed
Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC). However, senior Ministers
including Mr. Shinde, Mr. Chidambaram and Rural Development Minister
Jairam Ramesh openly advocated that Mr. Kumar be brought back in the
government to ensure that the ground gained in the LWE-affected areas is
not lost to Maoists.
When contacted, Mr. Ramesh told The Hindu
that much is at stake for the Centre in the nine LWE-hit States. “We
have pumped in huge sums of money through various flagship programmes,
besides the Planning Commission’s ‘Integrated Action Plan’ in 82
most-backward districts. We can fight Maoists only through development
and progress. Our efforts have started showing results as Maoists are
retreating and people are regaining faith in the government … we cannot
afford to lose this initiative now.”
The Rural Development
Minister also noted that Mr. Kumar’s appointment as adviser in the MHA,
specifically for the LWE theatre, was a positive step. “Mr. Kumar’s
initiatives have brought in positive changes in the Naxal-hit States. He
has not only defeated Naxals in warfare but has also helped in
development efforts and in better coordination between the Centre and
the States. We hope to see more such positive changes coming through his
initiatives,” Mr. Ramesh added.