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RAIPUR: Extending support to the farmers’ strike in Madhya
Pradesh and other states, Outlawed Communist Party of India (Maoist)
have dropped pamphlets and put up banners expressing solidarity with the
agitating peasants.
Pamphlets and banners in support of agitating
farmers were seen at some places near Pakhanjoor area in Kanker
district. It was mentioned in the pamphlet that CPI (Maoist) Pratap Area
committee extends their support to the agitating farmers. Besides, the
rebels also dropped pamphlets in Bijapur district strongly condemning
the killing of farmers in police firing in Mandsaur district in
neighbouring Madhya Pradesh.
Meanwhile, police said search and combing
operations have been intensified in areas where such pamphlets were
found. Police forces are on alert as farmers in Chhattisgarh have also
given a call for blocking national highways across the state on June 16
in support of their demands including immediate increase in support
price of paddy to Rs 2,100 per quintal and payment of bonus of Rs 300
per quintal for the paddy being procured under minimum support price
scheme.
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