Chhattisgarh govt extends ban on CPI (Maoist)

RAIPUR: Citing no respite in the Naxal activities, Chhattisgarh government has extended the ban on CPI (Maoist) and its six frontal organisations for another year. The ban has been imposed under section three of Chhattisgarh Special Public Security Act-2005.
Talking to TOI, Special DG Naxal Operations D M Awasthi said, “The government has declared the CPI (Maoist) and its frontal organisations Dandakaranya Adivasi Kisan Majdoor Sangh, Krantikari Adivasai Mahila Sangh, Krantikari Kisan Committee, Mahila Mukti Manch, RPC and Janatana Sarkar as illegal for one more year. This has been done as there is no sight of respite from the Naxal activities even in the near future.”