NEW DELHI: Amid reports that a number of surrendered Maoists want to undergo reverse vasectomy surgery, the Centre on Friday asked nine naxal-affected states to help such ex-naxal cadres with better medical facilities at government's cost so that they can return to their normal family life.
Waking up to the plight of such surrendered Maoists who had to undergo sterilisation as pre-condition for marriage when they were part of the naxals' armed cadre, the home ministry also asked the nine state governments to suitably sensitise district administration so that the issue is addressed with sensitivity.
"It is suggested that the names and addresses of the Maoist cadres who avail of this option ( reverse vasectomy surgery) should not be disclosed", said the ministry's advisory to the states.
A two-page note comprising the advisory was sent to police chiefs and principal secretaries (home) of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhua Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.
Such an advisory, sensitising the states about the wishes of surrendered Maoists, assumes significance in view of the growing demand of reverse vasectomy surgery by Ultras as they want to return to their normal family life.
Home ministry figures show that as many as 1,980 Maoists had surrendered before state authorities across the country in the past nearly six years. Incidentally, most of the married male Naxals had to go for sterilisation under the CPI (Maoist) dictat to prevent filial attachment of its cadres in future.
The home ministry came to know of this forced practice recently when two surrendered CPI (Maoist) cadres underwent vasectomy reversal surgery in Chhattisgarh.
The home ministry's note to the states said the forced sterilisation of the lower/tribal cadres of the Peoples' Liberation Guerilla Army of the CPI (Maoist) by the top leadership has been in practice for a number of years.
Referring to the practice, the ministry in its advisory note said, "No rehabilitation is complete if the Maoist cadres cannot return to normal family life and have children. Hence there is a need to ascertain the status of the surrendered/arrested Maoist cadres, and wherever necessary , facilitate their return to normal family life".
The ministry felt that this process would also reduce the temptation of the cadres to return to the Maoist fold.
"Hence, the state government should consider facilitating vasectomy reversal operations of willing Maoist cadres", said the ministry.
It said that since most of the sterilisation surgeries are conducted in a crude manner by local quacks, if the reversal operation has to be done in a higher medical centre, the government should bear the cost.
"Further, there is an urgent need to increase awareness and communicate to the Maoist cadres through the government machinery and the NGOs that vasectomy is reversible. This may motivate them to leave the Maoist fold, join the mainstream and start a normal family life", said the ministry's note to states.
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