Chhattisgarh: Maoists fell trees, appeal two-day ‘Mahabandh’ protesting Modi’s visit to Bastar
RAIPUR: A day before visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first to
Maoist infested Dantewada in Bastar division on May 9, Maoists have yet
again marked their presence in protest against PM’s visit by putting up
banners and pasting pamphlets appealing people to witness two-day
‘Mahabandh’ in Sukma district on Friday morning. In the pamphlets pasted
in large number Jagardunga-Dornapal region, rebels have boycotted PM’s
visit and Chhattisgarh government’s ongoing Loksuraj Abhiyan (public
meeting campaign).
Sukma SP D Shravan said that lots of pamphlets and posters were found
in Jagargunda-Dornapal region against PM’s visit to Bastar but it was a
common practice that Maoists follow to mark their presence during such
grand events. “But roads in my jurisdiction are all clear without
hindrance,” he added. Meanwhile, many trees were felled at
Pakhanjur-Bhanupratappur route in Kanker, to disrupt traffic and
movement of vehicles. Maoists have hanged two effigies of Modi and chief
minister Raman Singh to one of the trees on the road they have blocked
with trees.
In the banner put up at the spot, Maoists have appealed to protest
the visit as it is only intended only to sign MoUs to sell natural
resources of state to big corporate houses. Police said that the
clearing work was yet to begin as there were chances that Maoists may
have planted IEDs under the felled.
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