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Maoist forcibly recruiting children' (12)NEW DELHI: Maoist rebels are forcibly conscripting children in southern Chhattisgarh and exhortingvillagers to provide five boys or girls from every village to be recruited into their ranks, the home ministrysaid Tuesday. "The information reveals the real face of Naxals (Maoists), who not only kill children butalso put them in great danger by recruiting them in their armed squads to carry out their violent activities,"a ministry statement said. "The government condemns this despicable act on the part of Naxals andreiterates its commitment to control their diabolical activities." In 2007, the Chhatisgarh Police weresuccessful in securing the release of two minor girls from their clutches. In a recent report, theinternational rights body Human Rights Watch (HRW) demanded an end to the use of children under 18years in the conflict in Chhattisgarh as it places them at risk of injury and death and also violatesinternational law. "The Naxalites recruit children between ages six and twelve into children's associationscalled bal sangams, where children are trained in Maoist ideology, used as informers, and taught to fightwith non-lethal weapons and sticks," HRW said in its report released September last year. "Naxalitestypically promote children above the age of 12 to other wings - chaitanya natya manch or CNMs (streettheatre troupes), sangams (village-level associations), jan militias (armed informers), and dalams (armedsquads). In sangams, jan militias, and dalams, Naxalites give children weapons training with rifles andteach them to use different types of explosives including landmines." HRW said that all parties in theChhattisgarh conflict have used children in armed operations. The Maoist armed group, admitted that it istheir official practice to recruit children above the age of 16 in their forces, and they have used children asyoung as 12 years in armed operations. Similarly the government-backed Salwa Judum, a vigilante groupin Chhattisgarh has also used children in violent attacks against villages as part of their anti-Maoistcampaign, HRW said. The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), the leading internationalbody monitoring conflict-induced internal displacement worldwide also pointed out that Maoists haverecruited children as young as 14 or 15 into armed squads and children between the ages of six and 12into children's associations where they are trained in Marxist ideology. IDMC also said the Salwa Judumcoerced internally displaced children as young as 12 to participate in meetings and raids along withgovernment security forces.(Express Buzz 20/10/09)“Naxalite leaders, cadres are also Indian citizens” (12)NEW DELHI: Home Minister P. Chidambaram, in his offer of holding talks with Maoists, reiterated hisbelief that the best way to address the real issues that affected people — food security, land and forestrights, education, health and justice was through a democratic system of governance. Mr. Chidambaramadmitted that the system may — and indeed does — have many shortcomings, but “it is still the best ofgovernance for a large and diverse country like India.” The Minister made the offer in a letter to the formerLok Sabha Speaker, Rabi Ray. He said the government believed that all political parties and all shades ofpolitical opinion can find space and opportunity to work in a democratic system to advance the causesthat are dear to them. “The CPI (Maoist) can be no exception. It is in this view that we have declared thatthe CPI (Maoist) should abjure violence and talks to the governments concerned – both at the Centre andat the State levels – on any issue that affects people.” Quoting from a lecture made by him on October 5,the Minister said naxalite leaders and cadres were Indian citizens and the poor tribals and non-tribals theymislead were also Indian citizens. “No government of a civilised country will wage war against its ownpeople. What we ask is that naxalites should abjure violence.” Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has alsodescribed naxalite problem as the most grave internal security challenge being faced by the country. TheHome Ministry termed “despicable act” the attempts by naxal groups to recruit children to carry out armedactions against security personnel. It said that it was committed to control the diabolical activities of leftwingextremists. “Intelligence inputs have indicated forced recruitment of children by naxals in southChhattisgarh. Naxalities are also exhorting villagers to provide five boys or girls per village for recruitmentin their armed squad,” an official spokesman of the Ministry said in a release on Tuesday. (The Hindu21/10/09)Three Maoists killed in Jharkhand (12)Ranchi, October 25, 2009: Three Maoist guerrillas were killed in a gun battle with security forces on theoutskirts of this Jharkhand capital, police said on Sunday. The gun battle took place near Jonha, around45 km from Ranchi, late on Saturday. After a tip-off, police had launched a search operation along withthe para-military forces. "Maoist rebels were going somewhere in two vehicles. When police tried to stopthem, they started firing at the police. In the gun battle, three Maoist guerrillas were killed," a police officer
said. The police officer said three rifles, live cartridges, hand grenades and other weapons wererecovered from the killed rebels. According to police, the rebels belonged to the Kundan Pahan(Hindustan Times 25/10/09)Former comrades on Naxal hitlist, 40 go underground (12)Hyderabad: After evading police for several years and living in the forests, several surrendered Maoistleaders are now being hounded by their former comrades. And those who are caught off guard are beingshot ruthlessly. At least 40 Maoists including somesenior leaders have now gone underground fearing fortheir lives. It all began with the killing of Ramlal, a former ‘Dalam’ Commander of the former CPI-ML’sPratighatana group, who surrendered in 2006. Ramlal had retired to Yatram village in Karimnagar district,but he was tracked down and shot dead by Maoists on October 12. The Maoists also wanted to eliminateMalla Rajiv Reddy, a former member of the Central Working Committee of the CPI(Maoist). Reddy wasarrested from Kerala in November 2007. He was released on bail on October 6 this year, but he wentunderground. “He feared that he would be targeted because he may have given lot of information topolice during custody. Reddy has not yet rejoined the Maoists so we assume he has gone undergroundfearing for his safety,” an official said. Ads by Google JetAirways Official Site Affordable Flight Ticketsstarting Rs 2071 (all inclusive). Book now!www.JetAirways.com/CICICI Bank A/c Holder? Excl. Offer &Gifts for ICICI Bank Customers. Visit to Know More!ICICIBank.com/FestivICICI Home Loans @ 8.75%Low EMI of Rs.884/Lakh, Home search assistance+ Home loan Insurance.ICICI-HomeLoans.comOtherslike CPI(Maoist) state committee secretary ‘Sambasivudu’ — his real name is K Ilaiaya — have also goneunderground. Sambasivudu surrendered on February 16 this year following differences with his partyleaders over excessive violence. Those on the run include former Central Committee Member Lanka PapiReddy, Nallamala Regional Committee member K Rajiya, former Andhra and Maharashtra statecommittee member K Venkateshwarlu, Chhattisgarh area deputy commander M Sambaiah and WarangalMahadevpur Dalam member Ramesh. (Indian Express 26/10/09)Maoists kill four CISF jawans (12)Raipur, Oct. 25: Maoists killed four Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) jawans by blowing up a patrolvehicle near Bacheli in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh this evening. Sources said six CISF jawans leftfor the Rajabungalow area, about 10km from Bacheli, where the National Mineral DevelopmentCorporation (NMDC) has iron ore mines. As the six jawans were returning to Bacheli, about 450km southof Raipur, after discharging their duties, the rebels detonated a powerful landmine that blew up thevehicle passing through a hilly terrain around 5pm. “The explosion was very powerful. It tossed the jeepseveral feet high in the air before it landed and broke into pieces, killing four CISF jawans on the spot,”Amresh Kumar Mishra, the Dantewada superintendent of police, said. The rebels opened fireindiscriminately soon after the blast, Mishra said. They later fled into the forests, but did not loot arms andammunition of the jawans. Two other jawans injured in the blast were rushed to the NMDC hospital inBacheli where the condition of one was critical. Sources said the attack on the CISF team could be inretaliation to the gunning down of a hardcore Maoist, Raju, by security forces in the same area lastmonth. Three Maoist rebels were arrested too. (Telegraph 26/10/09)Supporters of Maoists detain train for 5 hours (12)KOLKATA: The New Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express from Bhubaneswar on Tuesday was detained fornearly five hours from 2.35 p.m. by supporters of the Maoist-backed Police Santrash BirodhiJanasadharaner Committee (PSBJC) at the Banstala Station near Jhargram town in West Bengal’sPaschim Medinipur district. The incident came on the first day of a bandh called by the outfit to protestagainst alleged atrocities by security forces on villagers. The two drivers were held hostage till securityforces arrived in the area. The forces cordoned off the train and arrangements were made later for it toresume journey. The PSBJC is demanding the unconditional release of its convener Chhatradhar Mahatoand those arrested for alleged Maoist links in Paschim Medinipur, Bankura and Purulia districts. Thoughthere were initial reports of the driver and the co-driver being abducted, they later clarified that they wereonly detained. Co-driver K. Govind Rao said he was forced to stop the train by applying the emergencybrakes when a group of men, who stood on the track, waved a red flag. As soon as the train stopped, thegroup asked the passengers as well as the drivers to get down and switch off their mobiles. He, however,added that none of them was manhandled. (The Hindu 28/10/09)
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