{"id":1916,"date":"2017-04-26T18:13:13","date_gmt":"2017-04-26T12:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=1916"},"modified":"2017-04-26T18:13:13","modified_gmt":"2017-04-26T12:43:13","slug":"debunking-false-narrative-around-impact-demonetization-naxal-violence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/debunking-false-narrative-around-impact-demonetization-naxal-violence\/","title":{"rendered":"Debunking the false narrative around the impact of demonetization on Naxal violence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Heavy casualties suffered by the security forces in the month of April 2017 have once again raised doubts about the promised impact of demonetization on controlling the Maoist insurgency. When demonetization of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 notes was announced on November 8<sup>th<\/sup>, 2016, Prime Minister, Narendra Modi called it a historic step to eradicate corruption, black money, terrorism and counterfeit currency. BJP in its video explained how demonetization was deadlier than a surgical strike on terrorism.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet tw-align-center\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\">\u0907\u0938\u0947 \u0915\u0939\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948 \u090f\u0915 \u0924\u0940\u0930 \u0938\u0947 3 \u0928\u093f\u0936\u093e\u0928 \u0932\u0917\u093e\u0928\u093e \u2192 Corruption, Terrorism and Counterfeit notes. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JaiHind?src=hash\">#JaiHind<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2LGZw7Xwap\">pic.twitter.com\/2LGZw7Xwap<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BJP (@BJP4India) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BJP4India\/status\/797022571417866241\">November 11, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Barely two weeks after the demonetization, Minister of Law &amp; Justice and Information Technology, Ravi Shankar Prasad, claimed that it had broken the backbone of terrorists and naxals.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1923 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/04\/charts4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/04\/charts4.png 620w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/04\/charts4-300x105.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the face of growing national and international criticism of the costs v\/s the benefits of the massive demonetization exercise, the government was very keen to project demonetisation as a historic success. With the help of social media influencers, the hashtag #IndiaDefeatsBlackMoney was widely trended. \u201cNo more funding to terrorists, naxalites and underworld. A great step towards eliminating all such practices\u201d tweeted scores of handles in a coordinated effort.<\/p>\n<p>In his address to the nation on New Year\u2019s Eve, PM Modi claimed that the government\u2019s demonetisation drive had effectively neutralised terrorism and Naxalism since both these relied heavily on black money.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wpb_video_wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"In PM Modi&#039;s New Year Speech, he claimed that Demonetisation has been a telling blow on terrorism, naxalism\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/214824014?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>Naxal violence has continued unabated after demonetisation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Five months on, naxal violence has continued unabated after demonetization. The deadly Maoist attack in Sukma killed 26 Central Reserve Paramilitary Force (CRPF) jawans<\/p>\n<p>A timeline of naxal violence shows that:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Month<\/td>\n<td>Total fatalities among Security Forces<\/td>\n<td>Total fatalities (Civilian, Naxal &amp; Security Forces)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"325\">Major incidents<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nov 2016<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>33<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newindianexpress.com\/nation\/2016\/nov\/11\/police-constable-hacked-to-death-by-suspected-naxals-in-chhattisgarh-1537369.html\" target=\"_blank\">Police constable hacked to death by suspected Naxals<\/a><br \/><span>&#8212;<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/india-news\/assistant-sub-inspector-shot-dead-by-suspected-maoists-in-chhattisgarh\/story-R7dYAdxrzFoStCvlQXeS3J.html\" target=\"_blank\">Civilian and a Policeman killed by Maoists in Chhattisgarh<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dec 2016<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<td>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/One-CRPF-jawan-killed-another-injured-in-IED-blast\/articleshow\/55833609.cms\" target=\"_blank\">One CRPF jawan killed, another injured in IED blast<\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Feb 2017<\/td>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>41<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/india-news\/maoists-kill-8-policemen-in-odisha-using-remotely-triggered-explosive-1655498\" target=\"_blank\">Maoists Kill 8 Policemen In Odisha Using Remotely Triggered Explosive<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mar 2017<\/td>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td>45<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/india-news\/11-crpf-men-die-as-maoists-ambush-security-team-in-chhattisgarhs-sukma-1668618\" target=\"_blank\">12 CRPF Men Dead As Maoists Ambush Security Team In Chhattisgarh&#8217;s Sukma<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>April 2017<\/td>\n<td>27*<\/td>\n<td>41*<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.firstpost.com\/india\/sukma-naxal-attack-multiple-intelligence-sop-failures-led-to-massacre-that-killed-25-crpf-jawans-3402502.html\" target=\"_blank\">26 CRPF jawans killed in Sukma<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h6><em>Source: South Asia terrorism Portal (SATP). SATP data available till April 23<sup>rd<\/sup> so Sukma incident added manually<\/em><\/h6>\n<p><strong>Security forces fatalities double in six months post demonetization as compared to previous 12 months<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>April 2017 has been the deadliest month for security forces since May 2011. The fatalities of security forces due to naxal violence has shown a sharp increase in the last three months and with 26 deaths in Sukma, the fatalities peak in the month of April. In the full year 2016, 66 security personnel were killed by naxal violence. In the first four months of 2017 alone, there have already been 58 deaths. Where is the sharp drop as claimed by the Prime Minister? There seems to be no evidence of a broken back either. On the other hand, in the last three months, naxalites have inflicted heavy casualties on the security forces.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1920\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1920\" style=\"width: 716px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/04\/chart1-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"716\" height=\"437\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/04\/chart1-2.png 716w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/04\/chart1-2-300x183.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/04\/chart1-2-696x425.png 696w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/04\/chart1-2-688x420.png 688w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 716px) 100vw, 716px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1920\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: SATP data, Data till April 23rd from SATP site, 25 Sukma fatalities added manually<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For the period Nov 15- Oct 16, the average number of security forces killed every month was five. This doubles to ten from Nov 16 to April 17 due to the spike seen in the last three months.<\/p>\n<p><strong>No fall in total fatalities due Naxal violence<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Total fatalities due to naxal violence also does not show a declining trend. On the contrary, the average no.\u00a0of deaths does to naxal violence for the six month period since demonetization (Nov 2016 to April 2017) is 35 which is the same as that for the preceding 12 month period of Nov 2015 \u2013 Oct 2016. The total fatalities refers to civilians, security force personnel and Maoists. <\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1933\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1933\" style=\"width: 705px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/04\/total-month-wise-fatalities-due-to-naxal-violence.jpg\" alt=\"total-month-wise-fatalities-due-to-naxal-violence\" width=\"705\" height=\"414\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/04\/total-month-wise-fatalities-due-to-naxal-violence.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/04\/total-month-wise-fatalities-due-to-naxal-violence-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/04\/total-month-wise-fatalities-due-to-naxal-violence-696x409.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 705px) 100vw, 705px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1933\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: SATP data, Data till April 23rd from SATP site, 25 Sukma fatalities added manually<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Naxal violence has not been neutralized overnight as claimed by the false narrative built around demonetisation. Contrary to tall claims, demonetization has not brought about any reduction in fatalities due to naxal violence. Last three months have been deadly for the security forces.<\/p>\n<p>After the Sukma attack, PM Modi has tweeted that \u201cAttack on @CRPFIndia personnel in Chhattisgarh is cowardly and deplorable. We are monitoring the situation closely&#8221;. Home Minister Rajnath Singh has said \u201cWe will review the strategy and if necessary we will revisit it.\u201d It will certainly take more than demonetization to control the loss of human lives on both sides. Claims of dramatic impact of demonetization on Naxalism should now be put to rest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heavy casualties suffered by the security forces in the month of April 2017 have once again raised doubts about the promised impact of demonetization on controlling the Maoist insurgency. 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