THE NEW FACE OF URBAN NAXALS IN ASSAM

    There is a famous saying which goes, “What you see is not always reality. Sometimes what you don't see emerges as reality but to perceive this invisible reality, you need a profound level of understanding."

   This sentiment fits well in the context of urban Naxals, the ugly agenda which is not easy to understand. It is this lack of understanding, rather awareness, which makes us unknowingly act in favour of urban Naxals, a threat to our vibrant democracy and national integrity. It is the sinister plan of urban Naxals which is now making inroads in Assam but people are not yet aware of this. If you wish to learn the plan of urban Naxals, you can directly refer to the urban perspective document of Naxals revealed in 2004 which outlines the strategies to war with Indian democratic establishments and takeover urban cities and towns of India. This document of Naxals explicitly asserts the need to fight the so called fascist forces in India but interestingly Naxals want this battle not with armed rebellion but by creating frontline organizations like labour unions, academia, especially targeting impressionable minds of young students.

    The evolution of few Jatiyatabadi forces in Assam was initially focused against illegal infiltrators but in recent years, their actions share more closeness to the fraternity of urban Naxal ecosystem. To understand this in a better way, you need to understand the modus operandi of how urban Naxal ecosystem works. As stated in the urban perspective document of Naxals, it proposes the creation of frontline organizations like student organizations to influence the young students with their superficial agenda, using them as tools and weapons against the democratic system drawing sentiments using student identity, blackmailing systems to bend on certain demand which threatens the democratic essence of nation.

    The recent actions of such Jatiyatabadi forces manifest that on one hand they talk about believing in the judicial system of this nation and on the other hand they use their voice in support of Akhil Gogoi who is in judicial custody after Guwahati high court suspended his bail application in allegations of links with Maoist or Naxals. Akhil Gogoi is facing serious charges under UAPA to incite people and war against Indian democratic establishments and the matter is sub-judice now but still a few days back, the leaders of these Jatayatabadi clan demanded the release of Akhil Gogoi.

   Did such Jatiyatabadi forces forget that Akhil Gogoi is the same man who had protested in support of those who had illegally encroached land in Kaziranga in Assam? In 2012, under the veil of farmer's right, Akhil Gogoi had arranged a large scale protest demanding the government to grant ownership of forest land to illegal encroachers. This protest later turned violent and a man identified as Pranab Boro had set himself on fire. This is yet another example which suits the pattern of urban Naxals agenda to spread anarchy and wage civil war against the democratic and "fascist" regime as stated in urban perspective document of 2004.

    Essentially, these Jatiyatabadis campaigning to release Akhil Gogoi has allowed ballooning a narrative that judiciary is under influence of the government which is the broader objective of urban Naxals to discredit Indian institutions among public and push a civilian backed struggle against the democratically elected government. The flashlight of million questions reflects on the such Jatiyatabadis. Are they not aware of the fact that Akhil Gogoil had the history of sharing the stage with someone like Kanhaiya Kumar of JNU who has been charge-sheeted by Delhi police for raising slogans calling to break this nation in pieces?

                   

    It is one thing for these Jatiyatabadis to try and discredit the current government but to insult the integrity of the country and state's judicial system is simply unconstitutional.

   Did such Jatiyatabadi forces bow down to the Islamists Sharjeel Imam who reportedly went on hunger strike demanding the release of Akhil Gogoi? Sharjeel Imam is the same person who during anti-CAA Islamists protest gave a call to cut-off northeast and Assam from rest of India. Did these forces also stand in support of the statement of Akhil Gogoi during anti- CAA protest where he had publicly cautioned that if CAA will be enacted as law, then Assam will step out of the union of India which is a brazen display of propagating separatism and secessionist voices? 

   Unfortunately, the romanticism of these Jatiyatabadi forces for Akhil Gogoi and the left cabal is such, that they had willfully disregarded the fact that Akhil Gogoi also has close links to Yogendra Yadav whom Delhi police have Chargsheeted in the anti-Hindu Delhi riots case which had taken away the lives of many innocents. These all are sufficient instances to point that these Jatiyatabadis now appears to be the part of an ecosystem which propagates the idea of urban Naxals in the veil of social messiahs.

   The core idea of Naxals is always to roadblock development and produce a narrative globally which would impede the economic development of people and region to promote the civil unrest against democratic establishments. The same we saw a few months back when protest led by few Jatiyatabadi forces and other left ecosystem had shut their eyes to the facts on CAA and strived to convince that CAA is against the interest of Assamese community. This resulted in misinformed civilian protests and Assam lost the larger opportunity of propping economic investments from Japan.  

   One has to understand that urban Naxals are not equipped with arms; instead, they use intellectualism and social services to advance their hidden agenda which pose a threat to national security.

From such Jatiyatabadis to Akhil Gogoi to Sharejeel Imam to Yogendra Yadav to few intellectuals. If you connect these unseen dots, you will view a different and dangerous network of rising urban Naxals in Assam to whom it seems these few Jatiyatabadi forces becoming their new face.