Five women students of the Jadavpur University, who were also the members of the Maoist-backed organisation Matangini Mahila Samity (MMS), will soon visit Belpahari — a Maoist-infested area in West Midnapore — to study the quality of life there.

On June 7, the police allegedly harassed them at their rented apartment in Palbazar, accusing them of being Maoists. “The CPM and its government has labeled us as Maoists. So, we would like to speak to the people living in the so called Maoist area and understand who are these Maoists,” said Joyeeta Das, one of the students.

In their first convention after March, MMS members voiced their protest against the state government and invited all anti-CPM political parties, student bodies and NGOs to come forward and aid them in their struggle against the alleged nexus between the CPM and the police.

“We have invited all those anti-CPM organisations, who had face the brunt of CPM brutality, including the Trinamool Congress,” said Pooja Basu, another student.