Posted by: Helpless March 23, 2007
Gaur: Hired criminals did it, say rights activists
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ne23pe, You right the details are disturbing, sends a chill down a spine, people chased for 6 kilometers before they were murdered, definitely sends a chill down your spine. But before you start blaming the Army, the police and the Indian state for that matter think of our own government. 26 or close to it died during the Madhesi "andolan", the government didn't do anything. Terai bandh for a month, the government didn't do anything. Maoists and other Terai groups beating up, robbing people, it hasn't done anything. The Gaur killing is just a new chapter in the present Government's apathy towards anything that it isn't politically associated. The police and army has been whipped for its role in the royal government, they have been humiliated and shackled. They need a strong government committement before they do anything these days. Sadly, the home ministry seems to be more interested at staying home then anything else. I feel this is just the start, with the government unwilling to do anything, plenty of groups want to protect themselves from retaliation from the Maoists. MPRF has shown how one can hire protection from Bihar. It is sad and I certainly wouldn't hope any other group would follow their path. But I feel this certainly isn't the last time we will see such massacre if the government continues to do nothing.
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