The recent killing of top Maoist leader Azad was an indication that the Government did not want peace, said renowned writer and activist Arundhati Roy in Hyderabad on July 13.
“Azad was a crucial link to the Government through Swami Agnivesh.
Before killing him, the police must have got the clearance from the higher authorities in government,” she said, delivering the lecture on on “Globalisation and Human Rights” at the University of Hyderabad. Roy felt that the government was no more being run by political parties but by corporate capital. “In Chhattisgarh, the government is under the influence of the Tatas, Jindal, Essar, etc., and rides roughshod over the tribals. The situation there is such that if tribal folk do not join the Salwa Judum, they are branded Maoists. Even farmers are not spared...” On Operation Green Hunt, she said: “The government wants to drive away the Adivasis and give away their lands to big corporates. The bauxite found on tribal lands is worth more than $ 4 trillion. With so much money at stake, anyone can be bought.” Globalisation, said Roy, had been the cause of frequent violation of human rights across the country.
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