Amidst war cries, a Gandhian mission.

THE Operation Green Hunt being launched by the Indian security forces to fight the Maoists in the forests of Chattisgarh has drawn a lot of flak from intellectuals and rights activists across the country, as it is resulting in hounding out of Adivasis from forests. But there are certain people working in these tribal areas, who are not only fighting for the rehabilitation of such displaced tribals, but also propagating a Gandhian way of tackling the problem.

One such person is V B Chandrasekharan, who runs an NGO called People's Peace and Prosperity Mission in Chintur block in Khammam and G K Veedhi block in Visakhapatnam districts, both heavily influenced by Maoists. While making efforts to rehabilitate the tribals migrating from neighbouring Chattisgarh and Orissa, Chandrasekharan is extensively campaigning in these areas to put an end to the violent war between the police forces and the Maoists, which has disturbed the normal life of tribals. He has been writing letters to both the sides, requesting them to end the violence and find a peaceful solution to the problem.

" We need people of the moral stature of Jayaprakash Narayan who brought peace with bandits.

We need a ' Dandi' march into the forests to save innocent tribals. Our objective is to see that adivasis continue to lead a normal life in forests and armed Maoists or the police have no right to disturb them," Chandrasekharan said.

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