Maoist protest affects life
KORAPUT: Public transport system came to a standstill in Maoist-hit
areas of Malkangiri district on Sunday, the first day of the martyr’s
week. The 100-km road stretch from Malkangiri to Motu, the town
bordering Andhra Pradesh, wore a deserted look. Buses also remained off
the road at MV 79, Bhenjagwada and Kalimela, sources said. Shopkeepers
downed shutters and markets remained closed in the interior pockets,
fearing Maoist attack.
“Villagers are panicky and don’t want to take any chance during the
martyr’s week,” said sources at Motu and Kalimela. The Maoists have
reportedly erected a few temporary martyr’s pillars, to mark the death
anniversary of Red leader Charu Majumdar, at several villages in the
cut-off area of the district. “Police are on high alert and no untoward
incident has been reported so far,” said SP (Malkangiri) Akhileshwar
Singh. The impact of the martyr’s week could also be felt in
Narayanpatna and Bandhugaon blocks of Koraput district. State-run night
buses from Jeypore and Koraput to Bhubaneswar via Rayagada changed
routes and instead plied through Andhra Pradesh.
Combing operations have been intensified in the district following
intelligence inputs about a major Maoist offensive during the martyr’s
week. “A few additional security measures are in place to thwart any
attempt by the ultras to carry out subversive activities in the
district,” said SP (Koraput) Awinash Kumar.
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Maoist posters in Nadia demand weeklong bandh
Maoist posters have appeared calling for a week-long strike from July
28 to August 3, Kotwali Itna area in Nadia district, police sources
said. The 25 posters pasted on different walls on Friday were torn off
by the police, the sources said. A poster called for an countrywide
strike on 28 July to demand agricultural revolution, while another
offered ‘red salutes’ to Maoist leaders Kishenji and Sashadhar Mahato.
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