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Maoists turn into Kashmir sympathizers, call strike
NEW DELHI: In an attempt to show solidarity with protesting Kashmiris who have been demanding "azadi" and attacking security forces, Maoists have called for a 24-hour bandh in six states on September 30.
In a statement dated September 23, the CPI (Maoist) said September 30 will be observed as a bandh in six states Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh and Orissa and also in Gadchiroli, Gondia and Chandrapur districts of Maharashtra and Balaghat in Madhya Pradesh in protest "against the killing of Kashmiri youth by security forces since June 11".
The statement was issued by Abhay, spokesperson fo the central committee, and Anand, central regional bureau spokesperson. The party said there would be a "closedown of all rail and road traffic, banks, government and private offices, industries, educational institutions and business establishments". "We are excluding essential services like hospitals and other services from this bandh call," the statement said.
The statement justified the stone-pelting in Kashmir and called it democratic. It has been a Maoist strategy to join forces with all manner of protests, particularly if they are directed against the state.
In their attempt to gain support from Kashmiris, the party demanded "immediate end to massacres by Indian armed forces in Kashmir, withdrawal of military and paramilitary forces, repeal of AFSPA, plebiscite for Kashmiris and release of all political prisoners".
Maoists turn into Kashmir sympathizers, call strike - The Times of India
NEW DELHI: In an attempt to show solidarity with protesting Kashmiris who have been demanding "azadi" and attacking security forces, Maoists have called for a 24-hour bandh in six states on September 30.
In a statement dated September 23, the CPI (Maoist) said September 30 will be observed as a bandh in six states Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh and Orissa and also in Gadchiroli, Gondia and Chandrapur districts of Maharashtra and Balaghat in Madhya Pradesh in protest "against the killing of Kashmiri youth by security forces since June 11".
The statement was issued by Abhay, spokesperson fo the central committee, and Anand, central regional bureau spokesperson. The party said there would be a "closedown of all rail and road traffic, banks, government and private offices, industries, educational institutions and business establishments". "We are excluding essential services like hospitals and other services from this bandh call," the statement said.
The statement justified the stone-pelting in Kashmir and called it democratic. It has been a Maoist strategy to join forces with all manner of protests, particularly if they are directed against the state.
In their attempt to gain support from Kashmiris, the party demanded "immediate end to massacres by Indian armed forces in Kashmir, withdrawal of military and paramilitary forces, repeal of AFSPA, plebiscite for Kashmiris and release of all political prisoners".
Maoists turn into Kashmir sympathizers, call strike - The Times of India
