This refers to the editorial, “Make the Maoists pay” (April 26). The Government must adopt the carrot for our tribals and the stick for the Maoists. However, it must first champion the cause of the tribals. This will itself quarantine the Maoists. land reform is central to improving the lot of our tribals.
Indeed, it is a constitutional directive. Article 39(b) of the Constitution says, “That the ownership and control of the material resources of the community are so distributed as best to subserve the common good.”
Moreover, Article 39(c) says, “That the operation of the economic system does not result in the concentration of wealth and means of production to the common detriment.” The Government must implement them. It will also improve our abysmal 131st position in human development index.