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The organisation took roots during the Nandigram agitation in 2007 and now claims a 20,000-strong membership. West Bengal State Government Employees Union (Naba Parjay: meaning new chapter), a breakaway faction of the CPM-backed Co-ordination Committee of State Government Employees, has openly expressed its solidarity with the Maoists and has a strong presence among state government employees in at least eight districts.
On February 9, when Union Home Minister P Chidambaram came to the Writers’ Buildings to hold a meeting of chief ministers of West Bengal, Orissa, Jharkhand and Bihar to discuss the Naxal problems, members of the organisation put up posters in the building, demanding withdrawal of joint forces and asking the minister to go back.
Following the arrest of Telugu Deepak alias Venkateswar Reddy, more evidence of its links with the Maoists is said to have emerged. A police officer said the seizure list from Telugu Deepak included copies of the mouthpiece of the State Government Employees Organisation (New Chapter) titled — Sangramer Sathi (Partners in Struggle).
Sandip Dasgupta, joint secretary of the union, said they believe that Indian state is responsible for the current situation in Lalgarh and in the tribal belt of West Midnapore (Jangalmahal). “The Maoists should be given the space for dialogue. The dialogue can take place only after the joint forces are withdrawn,” he said. “We will continue to state our position, even if we are accused of colluding with the Maoists,” said Dasgupta.
Utpal Mazumdar, office secretary of the union, said the government’s neglect of Lalgarh has led it into its current situation. “The Indian state has declared war against its own people. If it can hold talks with terror outfits, why are not the Maoists being taken into confidence?” said Mazumdar while refusing to condemn the Maoist attack on the EFR camp at Silda. Established in the early eighties, the union’s clout rose when a large number of CPM-backed Co ordination Committee Members joined it during the Nandigram movement. “We have our strong presence in Burdwan, Nadia, Murshidabad, Maldah and Kolkata apart from West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia,” Dasgupta said.
Operation Green Hunt strategy may be changed
Officers are thinking of changing the strategy of the joint operations by the West Bengal and Jharkhand police and the CRPF against the Naxals in West Midnapore and Bankura districts and the adjoining district of East Singhbhum of Jharkhand.
“We have to rework our strategy as we have gathered more intelligence inputs about the ultras. Most of the new inputs have come from the Jharkhand side. I can only tell you that our operations will be more intensified now,” said Alok Raj, Deputy Inspector General, CRPF, which is co-ordinating the operation. The operation is being controlled from Jamshedpur in Jharkhand district. Till now the forces have been engaged only in area domination and no arrests or arms seizure have taken place. ENS
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CPIM is sinking on its own sin. General People are fed up with the 33 years of Left Rule in West Bengal. People are waiting to see the end of mis-governance and partisan rule of CPIM monarchism. What is difference between CPI (Maxists) and Maoists? CPIM members are committing heinous crime by raping democracy, hoarding illegal Arms and Ammunition taking the advantage of democracy and with the help of inefficient LF Govt., but Maoists are not.We should not forget that at the early 70s Naxal movement was having patronage by a section of CPIM Members. Late Harekrishna Konnar, then Land & Revenue Minister of W.B., was the main supporter of Naxals who were also killing innocent persons and ordinary Police Constables. One Mr. Amalesh is calling Mamata Banerjee-a power hungry and intellectuals as mindless. But we people of Bengal are very much in need of such power hungry politician and intellectuals to overthrow the inefficient LF Govt. and get the W.B. free from these gang of robbers
Mamata Banerjee couldn't ever become nearer to the power had not been the Maoists support her in Nandigram-to stall development projects and Singur-to drive away Tata motors NANO project.Now with her tacit support and WB 'intellectuals' pro-active backing Maoists are safe and secure inspite of massive killing of innocent citizens by them to set Mamata Banerjee in power in 2011 assembly election of WB.If she comes to power then Maoists organistions will act as Mamata Banerjee's private army who will suppress any opposition by their arms power.No doubt to remain in power Mamata Banerjee and her pet intellectuals give every unconstitutional support like hide them from central intelligence (as Mamata in a pact with Pranab Mukherjee to give her support in state assembly to get her support at Central coalition)and democracy or constitution will become a farce in the hands of this terrorists and their patrons- power hungry politicians(Mamata) and mindless 'intellectuals' of WB.