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Maoists’ latest demand: Higher salary for cops

Wednesday, 10 March 2010

While one may think that the only way a Maoist would like to see a policeman is through the sight of a gun, the Maoists in Karnataka think that a bit of sympathy for the foe in Khaki may help them in the long run. Maoists in Karnataka are reportedly developing a ‘soft corner’ towards police constables in a strategic move to divide the police cadre. According a senior IPS official, Maoists are discussing the problems of police constables demanding that they be given the facilities that their seniors enjoy. The ultras seek higher salaries and better financial status for constables on par with their higher-ups. “Naxals believe that the strategy will result in the police constables ‘reciprocating’ their ‘soft corner’ and that they can avoid fatal encounters,” the IPS official said. The officer says that there is proof of Maoists discussing the problems of constables as part of their strategy. Constables form the bulk of causalities in the police- Maoist encounters, and are the largest manpower resource for the police. The Maoists reportedly believe that by taking up the cause of lower rung cops they can divide the police and blunt their force. Maoists are also trying to cash in on the industrial policy of the state government and the communal divide in the coastal and Malnad districts, the officer said.

 

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