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Maoists launch hunger strike in jail, seek better medical aid
HAZARIBAG: Nearly 40 Maoists, lodged in the high security cell of the Lok Nayak Jaiprakash Narayan Central Jail at Hazaribag, went on hunger strike on Thursday in protest against lack of medical facilities for the inmates. The protesters alleged that the ailing convicts in the jail are not attended to by the by the authorities in times of need. The hunger strike call was led by Ravi Sharma, member of the central politburo of the CPI(Maoist) and member of the Bihar -Jharkhand-Chattisgarh Central Committee.
He was arrested in November 2009 near the Salparni Park in the district The protest was launched following the death of life convict Daso Mahato of Ramgarh district. Mahato suffered a paralytic stroke in the jail and was undergoing treatment in the Jail Hospital. Later he was shifted to Hazaribag Sadar Hospital but when his condition did not improve he was taken to RIMS, Ranchi. However, he died on December 22. This was the second death of an ailing convict in the recent times.
The fasting Maoists alleged that neglect by the jail authorities and the jail doctor led to Daso’s untimely death. Sometime back, another inmate died in the Hazaribag Sadar hospital after prolonged illness. The fasting Maoists said they had no alternative but to go for hunger-strike inside the jail. When contacted, a spokesman of the central jail confirmed the development. Denying allegations of the fasting Maoists, he said that in the convicts are usually treated at Jail Hospital when they fall ill and if that does not help they are shifted to Sadar Hospital. He denied the allegations of Maoists that convicts were ill treated and are not given proper medical aid inside the Jail. However Hazaribag SP and civil durgeon were not available for comments..

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