Truce off, Maoists & Mamata declare war
Rebels End Ceasefire In Jangalmahal, Kill 2 TMC Workers CM Announces Resumption Of Joint Ops
TIMES NEWS NETWORK 15.11.11
Kolkata: Jangalmahal is heading back to war.
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee announced the resumption of joint operations against the Maoists on Monday, hours after the rebels called off a “ceasefire” and warned her government with a chilling message that said, “The truce is over.”
The Maoists backed up their threat by killing two Trinamool Congress supporters in Purulia, not far from the spot where Mamata had addressed a rally on November 11. On Monday evening, 12 guerrillas stormed retired schoolteacher Ajit Singh Sardar’s house at Khunta village of Ghatbera located at the foot of the Ayodhya hills and killed him along with younger son Baku. The Maoists were looking for Ajit’s elder son Rajen, who is believed to be playing a key role in the Trinamool Congress-led Jangalmahal Unnayan Birodhi Protirodh Mancha, an anti-Maoist forum.
“The joint forces operations will resume. I have given them (Maoists) time for the last five months (since she assumed office). I will wait no more,” Mamata said, terming the rebels “murderers, “terrorists” and “mafia”.
The spectre of a new phase of violence in Jangalmahal came nearly a month after the chief minister — at a rally in Jhargram on October 18 — set the rebels a seven-day deadline to give up arms and sit for talks. While there was no official word on the resumption of joint operations after that, Mamata repeatedly said murderers couldn’t be allowed to roam free while the administration stepped up police operations.
The Maoists called an end to the “truce” in a letter addressed to the interlocutors. The letter, dated October 31, was revealed to the media only on Monday, a day after joint forces arrested key PCPA leader and Jnaneswari Express carnage suspect Asit Mahato. “Neither the government nor you have kept your word according to the ceasefire agreement. So, the truce is over,” said the letter signed by Maoist state secretary Akash, referring to a joint statement with the interlocutors on September 30 in which the rebels promised a “ceasefire to create a conducive atmosphere for talks”.
As fledgling hopes of peace in Jangalmahal headed for a premature death, the chief minister also announced a crackdown on Maoist sympathizers. “All sympathizers, including two Jadavpur University professors, will also face action. Maoists are a banned organization and none can conspire to help them and glorify their misdeeds. These are murderers, terrorists and mafia. Earlier, it was alleged Mamata Banerjee supports Maoists. Now, we’ve proved with our blood who supports them. The guns will be snatched away. It is now the CPM armed cadres who are helping them,” she said.
Mamata indicated her hardening of stance in public rallies after back-to-back murders of her partymen in Jangalmahal. She, however, left the door ajar for talks. But her government did not “officially” respond to the joint statement. While Mamata warned the rebels not to test her patience, joint forces operations also were not curbed, though they were fine-tuned to respond only to specific intelligence inputs.
BLOODY RERUN? 627 people have died in Jangalmahal since 2009 501 of the dead were civilians 52 were security personnel 74 suspected rebels were killed in ant-Maoist operationsRebels seek govt reply in writing
Kolkata: The Maoists said in their letter peace initiatives were useless without official communication from the government. “We want a written and official reply from the government. We had given our commitment in writing. After signing the ceasefire agreement, we again wrote to you how the government was violating the ceasefire conditions and asked a few specific questions. But the government chose to remain silent,” the Maoist state chief said, concluding that neither the state nor the Centre wanted peace.
“Confrontation is the only path to support the tortured and deprived class. Talks and truce will be there on the way. So, we had accepted your dialogue proposal,” Akash added, also lashing out at the mediators for their studied silence on ‘rights violations’. “Forty-five people have been killed by Trinamool men in the past five months. CPM mafias in the coal belt have been replaced by Trinamool gangsters. Even after this, you (interlocutors) are silent on Trinamool-led violence. You can only raise your voice to blame us, the Maoists,” Akash said. He also alleged Mamata had tried to disrupt the entire peace process by appointing Union minister Mukul Roy to speak with jailed Maoists and tribal leaders.
The Maoist leader further alleged that the government, while dangling the “peace” carrot, had been strengthening the hands of Trinamool Congress-led armed vigilante groups, “who are roaming around with automatic guns”.
Senior police officers and home department officials weren’t surprised with Maoist reaction. “Now, it’s an official announcement,” said a senior police officer, who believes the rebels are planning a major strike.
Neither the government nor you have kept your word according to the ceasefire agreement. So, the truce is over... 45 people have been killed by Trinamool men in the past five months. CPM mafia in the coal belt have been replaced by Trinamool gangsters
Maoist leader Aakash
The joint forces operations will resume. I have given them (Maoists) time for the last five months. I will wait no more... these are murderers, terrorists and mafia
Mamata Banerjee
Asit Mahato being taken to Jhargram court on Monday
PRONAB MONDAL15.11.11
Mamata Banerjee
Calcutta, Nov. 14: Chief minister Mamata Banerjee tonight formally revived security operations against Maoists after the rebels refused to extend a ceasefire, spoke of war, criticised her peace envoys and appeared to escalate hostilities by killing two Trinamul supporters.Joint forces in pursuit were locked in a gunfight with the killers till late tonight at a Purulia village in the foothills of the Ayodhya hills.“I will take away the guns of the Maoists. The operations by the joint forces against Maoists, which had been suspended for the last five months, will now continue,” Mamata told STAR Ananda, reacting to the killings of a father and son, Ajit Singh Sardar, 63, and Banku, 22, in Purulia by suspected Maoists.The chief minister made it clear that she was running out of patience. “Killers will be treated like killers by the police. The law will take its own course. We had given five months’ time to the Maoists but they have failed to utilise it properly. I will not wait any longer,” Mamata said.She said the Maoists were being backed by “two professors” of Jadavpur University and action would be taken. “The government will take action against all those who glorify the Maoists,” she added, almost echoing Union home minister P. Chidambaram and the erstwhile Left government.Mamata repeated the words “jungle mafia, terrorists and looters” — words to which the Maoists had taken “strong exception” in a letter made public earlier in the day.The Maoists informed the interlocutors, appointed by Mamata to explore the possibility of a dialogue, that they would not extend the month-long ceasefire in Jungle Mahal that expired on October 30.The rebels warned of unleashing violence in the near future. “We are fighting for the poor people and are now heading for a war,” said the letter, attributed to Akash, the state secretary of the CPI (Maoist).The letter, addressed to Association for Protection of Democratic Rights activist Sujato Bhadra and other interlocutors, claimed that the government had not “reciprocated” their gesture and carried on police operations against them. The letter was dated October 31 but released today.Although the Maoists railed against the interlocutors, the rebels added that they were still leaving “open” the process of talks. “We are ready to meet you (the interlocutors). You are welcome to come and meet us. But at the meeting with us, bring a written response from the government on its position on our demands of cessation of operations against us and disarming of armed cadres,” Akash said.Sources in the government said the chief minister would still like to continue with the talks process as only dialogue could bring lasting peace. But she no longer believes that the rebels will abjure violence, a source said.An undeclared freeze on security operations had set in when Mamata had taken over and launched a development offensive in Jungle Mahal. However, when several killings were blamed on the rebels, the government had green-lighted information-based operations.This evening’s comments by Mamata suggest security forces are now free to conduct operations on the basis of their professional assessment.The forces have been preparing for such an eventuality for the past few weeks. “We were expecting this as we knew that the Maoists would never give up the killings,” a senior officer said.In the letter, the Maoists also said that they had lost faith in the interlocutors’ ability to impress upon the government the need to concede the demand for cessation of all “hostilities”. “You (interlocutors) were meant to be impartial. Don’t work for any political party. But you failed.”Bhadra today sought to dispel the Maoist notion that his team was “partial” towards the ruling party when he told The Telegraph: “How can you have a dialogue with the Maoists if the joint forces carry on with their operations? They kept their word and abjured violence during the one-month period. So, the government too must respond.”
We want strong and comprehensive action by all - Govt., concerned people, villagers - and not just bloodshed, to combat this Maoism
Truce off, Maoists & Mamata declare war
Rebels End Ceasefire In Jangalmahal, Kill 2 TMC Workers CM Announces Resumption Of Joint Ops
TIMES NEWS NETWORK 15.11.11
Kolkata: Jangalmahal is heading back to war.
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee announced the resumption of joint operations against the Maoists on Monday, hours after the rebels called off a “ceasefire” and warned her government with a chilling message that said, “The truce is over.”
The Maoists backed up their threat by killing two Trinamool Congress supporters in Purulia, not far from the spot where Mamata had addressed a rally on November 11. On Monday evening, 12 guerrillas stormed retired schoolteacher Ajit Singh Sardar’s house at Khunta village of Ghatbera located at the foot of the Ayodhya hills and killed him along with younger son Baku. The Maoists were looking for Ajit’s elder son Rajen, who is believed to be playing a key role in the Trinamool Congress-led Jangalmahal Unnayan Birodhi Protirodh Mancha, an anti-Maoist forum.
“The joint forces operations will resume. I have given them (Maoists) time for the last five months (since she assumed office). I will wait no more,” Mamata said, terming the rebels “murderers, “terrorists” and “mafia”.
The spectre of a new phase of violence in Jangalmahal came nearly a month after the chief minister — at a rally in Jhargram on October 18 — set the rebels a seven-day deadline to give up arms and sit for talks. While there was no official word on the resumption of joint operations after that, Mamata repeatedly said murderers couldn’t be allowed to roam free while the administration stepped up police operations.
The Maoists called an end to the “truce” in a letter addressed to the interlocutors. The letter, dated October 31, was revealed to the media only on Monday, a day after joint forces arrested key PCPA leader and Jnaneswari Express carnage suspect Asit Mahato. “Neither the government nor you have kept your word according to the ceasefire agreement. So, the truce is over,” said the letter signed by Maoist state secretary Akash, referring to a joint statement with the interlocutors on September 30 in which the rebels promised a “ceasefire to create a conducive atmosphere for talks”.
As fledgling hopes of peace in Jangalmahal headed for a premature death, the chief minister also announced a crackdown on Maoist sympathizers. “All sympathizers, including two Jadavpur University professors, will also face action. Maoists are a banned organization and none can conspire to help them and glorify their misdeeds. These are murderers, terrorists and mafia. Earlier, it was alleged Mamata Banerjee supports Maoists. Now, we’ve proved with our blood who supports them. The guns will be snatched away. It is now the CPM armed cadres who are helping them,” she said.
Mamata indicated her hardening of stance in public rallies after back-to-back murders of her partymen in Jangalmahal. She, however, left the door ajar for talks. But her government did not “officially” respond to the joint statement. While Mamata warned the rebels not to test her patience, joint forces operations also were not curbed, though they were fine-tuned to respond only to specific intelligence inputs.
BLOODY RERUN? 627 people have died in Jangalmahal since 2009 501 of the dead were civilians 52 were security personnel 74 suspected rebels were killed in ant-Maoist operationsRebels seek govt reply in writing
Kolkata: The Maoists said in their letter peace initiatives were useless without official communication from the government. “We want a written and official reply from the government. We had given our commitment in writing. After signing the ceasefire agreement, we again wrote to you how the government was violating the ceasefire conditions and asked a few specific questions. But the government chose to remain silent,” the Maoist state chief said, concluding that neither the state nor the Centre wanted peace.
“Confrontation is the only path to support the tortured and deprived class. Talks and truce will be there on the way. So, we had accepted your dialogue proposal,” Akash added, also lashing out at the mediators for their studied silence on ‘rights violations’. “Forty-five people have been killed by Trinamool men in the past five months. CPM mafias in the coal belt have been replaced by Trinamool gangsters. Even after this, you (interlocutors) are silent on Trinamool-led violence. You can only raise your voice to blame us, the Maoists,” Akash said. He also alleged Mamata had tried to disrupt the entire peace process by appointing Union minister Mukul Roy to speak with jailed Maoists and tribal leaders.
The Maoist leader further alleged that the government, while dangling the “peace” carrot, had been strengthening the hands of Trinamool Congress-led armed vigilante groups, “who are roaming around with automatic guns”.
Senior police officers and home department officials weren’t surprised with Maoist reaction. “Now, it’s an official announcement,” said a senior police officer, who believes the rebels are planning a major strike.
Neither the government nor you have kept your word according to the ceasefire agreement. So, the truce is over... 45 people have been killed by Trinamool men in the past five months. CPM mafia in the coal belt have been replaced by Trinamool gangsters
Maoist leader Aakash
Maoist leader Aakash
The joint forces operations will resume. I have given them (Maoists) time for the last five months. I will wait no more... these are murderers, terrorists and mafia
Mamata Banerjee
Mamata Banerjee
Asit Mahato being taken to Jhargram court on Monday
| PRONAB MONDAL15.11.11 | ||
Calcutta, Nov. 14: Chief minister Mamata Banerjee tonight formally revived security operations against Maoists after the rebels refused to extend a ceasefire, spoke of war, criticised her peace envoys and appeared to escalate hostilities by killing two Trinamul supporters. Joint forces in pursuit were locked in a gunfight with the killers till late tonight at a Purulia village in the foothills of the Ayodhya hills. “I will take away the guns of the Maoists. The operations by the joint forces against Maoists, which had been suspended for the last five months, will now continue,” Mamata told STAR Ananda, reacting to the killings of a father and son, Ajit Singh Sardar, 63, and Banku, 22, in Purulia by suspected Maoists. The chief minister made it clear that she was running out of patience. “Killers will be treated like killers by the police. The law will take its own course. We had given five months’ time to the Maoists but they have failed to utilise it properly. I will not wait any longer,” Mamata said. She said the Maoists were being backed by “two professors” of Jadavpur University and action would be taken. “The government will take action against all those who glorify the Maoists,” she added, almost echoing Union home minister P. Chidambaram and the erstwhile Left government. Mamata repeated the words “jungle mafia, terrorists and looters” — words to which the Maoists had taken “strong exception” in a letter made public earlier in the day. The Maoists informed the interlocutors, appointed by Mamata to explore the possibility of a dialogue, that they would not extend the month-long ceasefire in Jungle Mahal that expired on October 30. The rebels warned of unleashing violence in the near future. “We are fighting for the poor people and are now heading for a war,” said the letter, attributed to Akash, the state secretary of the CPI (Maoist). The letter, addressed to Association for Protection of Democratic Rights activist Sujato Bhadra and other interlocutors, claimed that the government had not “reciprocated” their gesture and carried on police operations against them. The letter was dated October 31 but released today. Although the Maoists railed against the interlocutors, the rebels added that they were still leaving “open” the process of talks. “We are ready to meet you (the interlocutors). You are welcome to come and meet us. But at the meeting with us, bring a written response from the government on its position on our demands of cessation of operations against us and disarming of armed cadres,” Akash said. Sources in the government said the chief minister would still like to continue with the talks process as only dialogue could bring lasting peace. But she no longer believes that the rebels will abjure violence, a source said. An undeclared freeze on security operations had set in when Mamata had taken over and launched a development offensive in Jungle Mahal. However, when several killings were blamed on the rebels, the government had green-lighted information-based operations. This evening’s comments by Mamata suggest security forces are now free to conduct operations on the basis of their professional assessment. The forces have been preparing for such an eventuality for the past few weeks. “We were expecting this as we knew that the Maoists would never give up the killings,” a senior officer said. In the letter, the Maoists also said that they had lost faith in the interlocutors’ ability to impress upon the government the need to concede the demand for cessation of all “hostilities”. “You (interlocutors) were meant to be impartial. Don’t work for any political party. But you failed.” Bhadra today sought to dispel the Maoist notion that his team was “partial” towards the ruling party when he told The Telegraph: “How can you have a dialogue with the Maoists if the joint forces carry on with their operations? They kept their word and abjured violence during the one-month period. So, the government too must respond.” | ||
We want strong and comprehensive action by all - Govt., concerned people, villagers - and not just bloodshed, to combat this Maoism
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