Maoist Martyrs’ Week begins 28 july

 in Odisha dists
The Odisha government has sounded high alert in all Maoist-prone districts in view of the Martyrs’ Week observation by the Maoists which began today. In the posters and banners found in Bhulia Sikuan village under Khadial police station limits in Nuapada district, most parts in Nayaranpatna block and some villages in Niyamgiri area under Kalyansinghpur block in Koraput district, the CPI-Maoists Koraput-Srikakulam Division has urged the people to respect the Maoists who were killed during encounter with the police and Central forces, and make the Martyr’s Week successful . The Maoist outfit has also asked the state government to stop Operation Green Hunt against the Maoists and stop police atrocities on innocent
Maoists erect memorials in Agency areas ahead of Martyrs’ Week
A day before the commencement of Martyrs’ Week being observed by the banned CPI (Maoist), memorials were given finishing touches in a part of Visakha Agency on Monday, even as some posters and banners were put up in Chintoor and its adjoining mandals in East Godavari Agency area. In spite of intensive combing operations by police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in the Visakha Agency, the Maoists erected four permanent memorials (stupams) between G.K. Veedhi and Koyyuru.
The memorial near Kumkumpudi was reportedly very tall. All the four memorials were ready by Monday, apart from the final coat of paint. With the developments in the Visakha Agency, the locals were in the grip of fear. Only a few days ago, the Maoists killed a tribal belonging to Gobarpada in Munchingput mandal after giving a thrashing to two others and destroying a few houses. Maoists resorted to this violent act accompanied by a large group of militia members and sympathisers. In June, a Maoist was killed during an exchange of fire with police. Police said that the party had brought cadres from outside the State to commit arson as it had failed in getting support from the local tribals. who have been indiscriminately arrested after being branded as Maoists


...., the security forces on either side of the Telangana-Chhattisgarh border has sounded a high alert in the region following the CPI-Maoists’ call to observe ‘Martyrs’ Week’, also known as ‘Janpituri Saptah’, from Tuesday to pay tributes to their slain leaders and cadres.....
... the Maoists are of the opinion that the police could use the same shanties to their advantage by identifying their sympathisers and turning them into coverts
maoists call to observe Martyrs’ Week from Tuesday The CPI-Maoists in the name of Sabari Area Committee purportedly left pamphlets and placed cloth banners appealing to people to make Martyrs’ Week celebrations a big success at Bandirevu under Nellipaka mandal in East Godavari district and at several places in Dummugudem mandal of Khammam district.


The banned left wing extremist group, CPI (Maoists), currently active in all the 24 district of Jharkhand, is headed for tougher days ahead as security forces have succeeded to infiltrate the group. Joint forces comprising the state police and the central para military force have successfully managed to penetrate and plant its moles in the rebel group that was declared as the biggest internal security threat by former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
... Soon after taking oath, chief minister Raghubar Das had said that his government would eliminate the Maoists menace within six months. Director general of police DK Pandey said a firm action plan is in place and security forces are going all out to root out the menace once and for all. CRPF inspector general Rakesh Mishra said that of the 12 zones identified as Maoist-affected in the state, at least eight zones have been rebel-free. “As we get few more companies of central forces, we would spread our presence to those areas where we haven’t reached yet and push the last nails in Maoists’ coffins,” Mishra added.