“Tribals to be trained in guerrilla warfare to fight Maoists in state” Stan Swamy The newspaper report goes on to spell out govt’s plan. Two special battalions comprising of youths from the primitive tribal groups in the state will be recruited and trained in advanced guerrilla warfare to fight the Maoists in the forests. They will help the security forces in anti-insurgency operations. The reason for choosing these e tribal youths is that they are born and brought up in forest areas and are well aware of the surroundings and have the capability to survive in odd situations. Following important questions arise: (1) who are the ‘Maoists’ in Jharkhand? (2) who are the Adivasis? (3) who are the Primitive Tribal groups in Jharkhand and what is their present socio- economic condition? (4) what does the Supreme Court say? (1) who are the ‘Maoists’ in Jharkhand? It is common knowledge that most so-called ‘maoists’ in Jharkhand are local Adivasis. Some of the top leadership may have come from outside the state but the cadres are mostly Adivasis and some Moolvasis. This can be proven by the fact that from 1st January to 30th June 2014, a span of six months, 243 persons were arrested in Jharkhand under the charge of being Maoists or helpers of Maoists. Of them, 186 (77%) are local Adivasis. In so- called ‘encounters’, more than… Continue Reading →
By Abhijit Sathe | May 31, 2014, 02.30 AM IST Pune Mirror Sudhir Dhawale Released from jail recently, Sudhir Dhawale is openly critical of reckless govt branding of activists as naxalites. Sudhir Dhawale — the Dalit activist who recently walked free after three… Continue Reading →
KORCHI (GADCHIROLI), March 31, 2014 PAVAN DAHAT On the night of February 17, the Maharashtra police claimed to have killed seven Naxals “in a retaliatory fire” after they fired at the team patrolling Betkathi in the Korchi division of Gadchiroli district…. Continue Reading →
NHRC seeks report from Dantewada authorities Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 14:27 New Delhi: National Human Rights Commission Tuesday sought a report from authorities in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh after teachers of a Navodaya Vidyalaya allegedly thrashed and rusticated… Continue Reading →
Express News Service : Raipur, Thu Dec 26 2013, The Peoples Union for Democratic Rights (PUDR) condemned Wednesday the killing of journalist Sai Reddy by Maoists in Bijapur district of Bastar region earlier this month. In a statement, the PUDR slammed… Continue Reading →
SC grants interim bail to Soni Sori, Lingaram Kodopi SUVOJIT BAGCHI, Jagdalpur, Nov 12, 2013 Tribal school teacher Soni Sori who has been a victim of custodial abuse. The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted interim bail to Soni… Continue Reading →
Sanjay Singh : Dehradun, Mon Sep 16 2013, The two alleged Maoistcouriers arrested in Gadchiroli are both activists who have taken up various social causes in Uttarakhand.Prashant Rahi, 54, is an engineer-turned-journalist who hails from Maharashtra and whose daughter Shikha is… Continue Reading →
‘My son has no links with Naxalites‘ Soumittra S Bose, TNN | Aug 27, 2013, NAGPUR: Keshavdutt, father of Hem Mishra, the student of New Delhi‘s Jawaharlal NehruUniversity (JNU) who was arrested for allegedly being courier for Naxalites, has alleged thatGadchiroli police had framed… Continue Reading →
Nagpur, August 19, 2013 Staff Reporter, The Hindu Police slapped 45 Naxal cases on him resulting in nine years of imprisonment, but different courts in Nagpur, Gadchiroli and Chandrapur districts acquitted him of all the charges. Now, working as a vendor… Continue Reading →
Impose curfew, fine on villagers for helping Naxals: Satyapal Singh Mumbai police commissioner says the Naxals need to be searched, driven out or neutralised by putting ‘collective responsibility’ on villagers PTI Mumbai police commissioner Satyapal Singh says it is time… Continue Reading →
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