Marry but don't produce children,Naxals told by leaders forcing vasectomy on cadres,to ensure the ultras' cause doesn't get lost in domestic compulsio

Maoist leaders forcing vasectomy on cadres

Rakhi Chakrabarty, TNN Feb 1, 2012, 03.07AM IST



NEW DELHI: Seven Maoists, who surrendered to police in Chhattisgarh's Kanker, claimed their leaders forced them to undergo vasectomy to ensure the ultras' cause doesn't get lost in domestic compulsions.

Besides three senior commanders, East Bastar divisional committee member Sunil Kumar and his wife Jayanti, a senior member of the Maoist cultural wing, are among those who surrendered. All the four men claimed they had to undergo vasectomy.
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Maoist veterans said vasectomy of members is an old practice in Naxalite outfits. It was also practiced in the People's War Group (PWG) that merged with the Maoist Communist Centre (MCC) in 2004 to form the CPI-Maoist.

Speaking to TOI over phone, Bastar inspector-general of police T J Long Kumer said, "Maoist leaders force their cadres to undergo vasectomy, especially, if they want to marry the party's female cadres."

G N Saibaba, democratic rights activist associated with the Revolutionary Democratic Front (RDF), trashed such claims. He said, "This is clearly a forced statement by the police. I think there is no truth in it. (Maoist spokesperson) Gudsa Usendi had clarified earlier that police put words in the mouth of surrendered Maoists for propaganda."

Long Kumer, however, cited the instance of a PWG cadre Bhadrana, who led the Basaguda dalam. He had to undergo vasectomy when he wanted to marry a fellow Maoist. "I was Dantewada SP then. After surrendering in 2000, Bhadrana told me he wanted to have children. We sent him to a Bhilai hospital to undo the vasectomy," said Long Kumer.

Rajesh Kumar, who hails from Gadchiroli in Maharashtra, is currently a Chhattisgarh police constable. He was a Maoist area committee commander and his wife was a dalam commander. They surrendered towards the end of 2009. Rajesh said both men and women have to undergo procedures to prevent them from having children.

Speaking to TOI, Rajesh said, "The order for vasectomy comes from Maoist Central Committee leaders. If cadres marry and have children, they would lose the interest to fight. They would be drawn to a domestic life and that would hurt the party's cause."

But, such operations are largely reserved for local cadres who are pushed to the frontline to fight the "war". "Maoist leaders, most of who are from Andhra Pradesh, have no such compulsions. It's only meant for the local and tribal cadres. Maoist general secretary Ganapathy has two daughters and a son," said Rajesh.

Recently, a Maoist couple surrendered in Andhra's Khammam district. They were in the same squad, and fell in love. The squad commander though wanted the male cadre to be sent away to another squad. "When the couple resisted, he told them the man must undergo vasectomy before marriage as dictated by party constitution," said a source. The couple then deserted the squad and surrendered.