WSS condemns the IED blast in Sukma on 11.3.2017 in which 12 CRPF personnel lost their lives and several others, including members of a road-construction crew, were injured. We express our condolences to the families of the deceased.
We hope that the state government will continue with efforts to restore the rule of law and regain public confidence, signalled by the shake-up in the police and administration in Bastar. But this is only a first step – the situation on the ground continues largely unchanged. We have a long way to go in combating the mindset that labels all Adivasis and human rights defenders and journalists questioning state violence as “Maoist supporters”, thereby legitimising the harassment and violation to which they are subjected.
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March 14, 2017 at 7:50 pm
The loss of life is deplorable. Both sides must stop the killings and try to reach a peace agreement