CPI (Maoists) have lauded the bravery of human rights activists, who, despite repeated threats and harassment, are raising their voice against the atrocities committed against people in areas where Maoists are present.
The Central Regional Bureau (CRB) of CPI (Maoists) has issued a statement in this regard and congratulated the activists for the job they have been carrying out tirelessly.
The Maoist group, which does not believe in Indian Constitution, however, slammed the government machinery for trying to harass the activists who work within the framework of the Constitution.
“As you come forward for the implementation of the rights provided in the Indian Constitution the ‘state’ targets you. It considers you as activists of Maoist frontal organisations. You are so harassed that you are unable to work,” the release of CRB said.
Maoists raised the issue of harassment of eminent activist Baba Amte’s son Prakash Amte who is also a human rights activist.
It considered Bhoomkal Sena in Gadchiroli as same as Salwa Judum in Chattisgarh which continue with “state sponsored” atrocities.
“As Operation Green Hunt intensifies, attacks on people’s well-wishers and rights activists too are on the rise. Our party severely condemns all these. Though the state is chasing you, torturing and instigating, you fearlessly and courageously stand on behalf of people and make a sincere and just struggle for the ideals you believe. Our party conveys revolutionary greetings to all of you ,”said the statement.
The statement has come at a time when the home ministry is all set to take action against certain NGOs for siding with the terror outfits or becoming a gateway for funding of terror outfits in India. The release of Maoists nonetheless would strengthen the argument of Narendra Modi government that all NGOs are not fountainheads of virtue.
The Maoists also hailed the rights activists for condemning the police and government whenever they attacked Maoists.
“It is known to everyone that immediately after the PLGA guerrillas in the leadership of our party take actions against the police or the informer mechanism as per the people’s judgment, the police, political leaders and ministers bring severe pressure on you to condemn this. But you remain strong to your position,” said CRB.
“We don’t have any objection to receive your response to any such mistakes from our part, or if you feel so, in the ongoing revolutionary movement. You know that our party is transparent and immediately admits our mistake whenever there is a loss to the people. Especially when people lose their lives in the land mine accidents orchestrated by our guerrillas we do not hesitate or get into discussions about ‘collateral damage’ and admit our mistake in a straight manner and ask excuse from the victim families,” the statement said.
