Salwa Judum making inroads in State?
A pamphlet circulated by the anti-Maoist outfit warns Maoists of
severe action if they don’t lay down the arms Karimnagar: Speculations
are doing rounds that the anti-radicals outfit Salwa Judum is planning
to launch its activities in Telangana, as a pamphlet surfaced recently
in the name of its Telangana State secretary Yogender. Salwa Judum is an
outfit that formed to counter Naxalite violence in Chhattisgarh region.
The pamphlet threatened the Maoists with severe consequences, if they
tried to resume their activities in the State.
The pamphlet was circulated among some of the police officers through
social media and was not revealed to outsiders. The circulation of the
pamphlet attains significance as it appeared at a time when various
sections blamed the government for killing two Maoists – Shruthi and
Vidyasagar Reddy – in ‘fake encounter’ in Warangal district. This is for
the first time an outfit, which has been waging a strong battle against
extremists in Chhattisgarh, challenged Maoists in Telangana State. It
may be recalled that some unknown assailants, who claimed themselves as
black cobras, sneaked into the house of late Maoist leader Kanapuri
Sambasivudu, who was hacked to death after joining the TRS. Virasam
leader Varavara Rao also received threatening calls by someone. In the
pamphlet, Yogender threatened physical attack on the family members of
Maoist leaders if they failed to give up arms and surrender before the
police.
Alleging that the Maoists were spoiling the lives of innocent
students by dragging them into extremist movement, he said besides
Maoists, Telangana Salwa Judum was also ready to counter other small
extremist groups. Commenting on the ruling party leaders’ statements
that they would implement Maoist agenda, Salwa Judum leader asked the
TRS leaders to stop making such comments for the sake of votes.
Requesting the public not to believe human rights activists who were
holding agitations for their selfish ends, he also told them not to
extend any cooperation to Maoists. He termed the resumption of Singareni
Karmika Samakhya (SKS), affiliated to Maoist party in Singareni coal
mines, as the negligence of Police Department.
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