Bringing back peace in Jangalmahal is the biggest success story of the Maa Mati Manush Govt

Bringing back peace in Jangalmahal is the biggest success story of the Maa Mati Manush Government. Left Wing Extremism (LWE) in Jangalmahal is a thing of the past. The Bengal Government, under the able leadership of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, has been able to spread the light of development in the the vast area, once infamous for being a hub of extremist activities.

The Bengal Chief Minister, who has visited the area comprising the districts of Bankura, Purulia and Jhargam districts more than hundred times since 2011, has given the area a new ray of hope.

From providing rice at Rs 2/kg to the tribal people and the poor to setting up new schools, colleges, super-speciality hospitals and stadiums, the Bengal Government under Mamata Banerjee has taken all the necessary steps to enable the people of Jangalmahal to lead a peaceful and violence-free life, and hence provided the relief from which they were deprived.

The tribal people have received benefits like forest patta, kendu industry workers have received benefits, students have received bicycles under Sabuj Sathi and scholarships under Kanyashree. The youth of the area now take part in the annual Jangalmahal Cup, initiated by Mamata Banerjee.

Numerous water supply projects and rural road projects have given a boost to the villages in the interiors of Jangalmahal. Tourism has been given a special impetus. As a result of so many measures taken, the locals are thriving.

In fact, after years of hardship, Jangalmahal is smiling again. The Bengal Chief Minister has rightly claimed that bringing back peace in the Jangalmahal region is the biggest success story of the Maa Mati Manush Government.

 

 

জঙ্গলমহলে শান্তি ফিরিয়ে আনাই মা মাটি মানুষের সরকারের সব থেকে বড় সাফল্য

মা মাটি মানুষ সরকারের সাফল্যের মুকুটে সবচেয়ে বড় পালকটি হল জঙ্গলমহলে শান্তি ফিরিয়ে আনা। নক্সাল হিংসার ফলে জঙ্গলমহল জুড়ে ছিল অশান্তির বাতাবরণ। অশান্ত জঙ্গলমহল আজ হাসছে। মমতা বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়ের নেতৃত্বে আজ জঙ্গলমহল আজ উন্নয়নে সামিল হয়েছে।

২০১১ তে ক্ষমতায় আসার পর মুখ্যমন্ত্রী বাঁকুড়া, ঝাড়গ্রাম ও পুরুলিয়া জেলায় শতাধিক বার গেছেন ও জঙ্গলমহলবাসীদের দিয়েছেন উন্নয়নের দিশা। ২টাকা কিলো দরে চাল প্রদান, নতুন স্কুল-কলেজ-বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, সুপার স্পেশালিটি হাসপাতাল থেকে স্টেডিয়াম – শান্তির পরিবেশ তৈরী করতে সরকার নিয়েছেন সব পদক্ষেপ। এতদিন যে মানুষরা বঞ্চিত ছিল তারা পেয়েছেন উন্নয়নের আস্বাদ।

আদিবাসীরা পেয়েছেন জঙ্গলের পাট্টা, কেন্দু শিল্পের সঙ্গে জড়িতেরা পেয়েছেন সুবিধা, সবুজ সাথী প্রকল্পে পড়ুয়ারা পেয়েছে সাইকেল, কন্যাশ্রী প্রকল্পে মেয়েরা পেয়েছে স্কলারশিপ। মমতা বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়ের উদ্যোগে বার্ষিক জঙ্গলমহল কাপে অংশ নেয় স্থানীয় যুবরা।

 

Special Mention by Dola Sen on the need to replicate successful models in combating Left Wing Extremism

Left Wing Extremism is the most potent threat the country faces today and in order to deal with it the country requires the Centre and State Governments to cooperate and share responsibility.

In our State of West Bengal, three districts are considered Maoist infested areas, namely, Paschim Medinipur, Bankura and Purulia, situated in the dense forest area that is called Jangalmahal,

Over the past 5 years, a number of welfare projects, measures and schemes like Kanyashree, Sabuj Sathi and Khadya Sathi were initiated and successfully implemented in these parts. This showcased that combat forces alone cannot solve the Naxal problem; development projects play an important role in winning the hearts of the poorest and the most affected people of that area. Bengal government’s approach has been adopted as a national model for tackling Left Wing Extremism.

Compared to 466 incidents in Chhattisgarh and 310 in Jharkhand in 2015, Bengal witnessed zero incidents and casualties in the last four and a half years, according to the figures of the Ministry of Home Affairs. To continue bringing Naxals back to the mainstream and keeping up the momentum of development in Jangalmahal as also other affected parts of the country, the Government must increase the allocation of funds required under the Integrated Action Plan for LWE districts.

Thank you.