Maoists to observe virodh diwas against Dantewada rampage

In a first reaction to the alleged police rampage in the villages of Dantewada, south Chhattisgarh, the Maoists condemning the incident has called for observing five days of protest (virodh diwas) in Bastar region.

In a first reaction to the alleged police rampage in the villages of Dantewada, south Chhattisgarh, the Maoists condemning the incident has called for observing five days of protest (virodh diwas) in Bastar region.

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Expressing their displeasure the rebels had also warned the police not to repeat such ‘nuisance act’ in future.

Maoists leader and spokesperson of East Bastar Special Area Committee,Comrade Niti, in her statement released to the journalists in Bastar said that from April 11 - 15 the guerillas will observe ‘virodh diwas’ followed by total shut down for two days from April 16.

“The functioning of health centres, schools and colleges are exempted from this bandh. And we warn the police not to commit such cruel and disruptive acts in future otherwise they will have to pay heavy price”, she said.

The Maoists had asked the peoples representatives, social activists and media persons to visit the affected villages where several huts of tribals burnt, money stolen, women sexually assaulted reportedly by the koya commandos (a trained unit raised by the state police from the local population) and special police officers (SPOs). “They should visit such villages and highlight the atrocities unleashed by the police”, the Maoist leader stated.