Eliminating discrimination in the society holds the key to end the menace of Naxalism, social activist Dr. Prakash Amte said here on Monday.
Speaking on the first anniversary of the Subhedar Wada Katta at Kalyan in the district, Dr. Amte called upon sincere efforts by the government in this regard. He said there was a need for a change in the psychology of the government machinery while addressing Naxalism.
“The fruits of development are yet to reach Hemalkasa (a village in Gadchiroli where Anandvan, a community rehabilitation centre established by noted social activist Baba Amte, is located), even today. This is an outcome of the bureaucratic mindset as officers still consider their transfer to the backward regions as a punishment,” Dr Amte said, who was also accompanied by his wife Dr. Mandakini Amte. The couple had received the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Community Leadership in 2008. “We served the tribal patients with a social cause with limited financial resources,” Dr. Amte said. —PTI
