I/lll. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/commandos-stationed-in-maoist-zones/565261/0
Commandos stationed in Maoist zones Express News Service Posted: Saturday , Jan 09, 2010 at 0322 hrs Kolkata: The state government has sent one of the three companies of its armed police — who received commando training from the Punjab Police at Patiala — to Purulia, Bankura and West Midnapore. The force will join the Midnapore Police Lines on Saturday, said Vivek Sahai, IG, State Armed Police. The move is meant to fill the vacuum in the security set-up created by the withdrawal of six BSF companies from Lalgarh and Jhargram. The state police have decided to press into service a specialised force of 300 commandoes. Of them, 100 commandos will be sent to West Midnapore. The highly trained outfit has been likened to the “Greyhound” of Andhra Pradesh Police. On Friday, the Maoists, meanwhile, gunned down two villagers in Manikpara in Jhargram. After holding a Kangaroo court late on Thursday night, Khandan Mehfez Ali alias Mintu Ali (53) and Nirmal Nayek (28) were shot. Their bullet-ridden bodies were spotted in front of the Murabani Primary School in Mankipara. A few posters found near the bodies stated that they were being punished for working as police informers. “Mintu was a CPM worker in his early life,” said Mrigen Maity, the TMC district president. In 2003, he quit the party and contested the panchayat election as an Independent. In 2008, he contested as an Independent but was defeated again. “He was a supporter of TMC,” Maity said. “We could not understand why he was killed. We went to the Jhargarm police and asked them to investigate the matter.” A police officer said Nirmal Nayak used to work in the household of Mintu Ali and he was not attached to any political party. Manoj Verma, SP, West Midnapore, said the bodies have been sent for post mortem. II. http://www.ptinews.com/news/460922_Arms--ammunition-recovered-in-Lalgarh Arms, ammunition recovered in Lalgarh STAFF WRITER 21:35 HRS IST Midnapore (West Bengal), Jan 9 (PTI) In a large haul, security forces today recovered 120 landmines besides firearms and other weapons in Maoist-infested Lalgarh area of West Midnapore district. Besides 120 directional landmines, 28 firearms, 61 sharp weapons, detonators, wires, and large quantity of bomb-making material were seized during the raid at a house in Jamda locality, Superintendent of Police Manoj Verma said. Though police had a tip off about five persons, having Maoist links, holed up in the house, they could not be apprehended. Maoist literature and handwritten posters were also found in the rooms of the house. III. http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/politics/mamata-lashes-out-at-centre-for-lalgarh-operation_100301474.html Mamata lashes out at centre for Lalgarh operation January 9th, 2010 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS - Kolkata, Jan 9 (IANS) Railway Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Saturday lashed out at the union home ministry, saying it lacked seriousness in tackling the Maoist menace in West Bengal. She also accused the central government of giving “oxygen” to the state’s ruling communists by deploying joint security forces in Lalgarh. A day after the Maoists shot dead two Trinamool supporters in Muriboni village of West Midnapore district, Banerjee slammed the rebels giving them an “ultimatum” to “behave properly”. She also called upon the masses in the three western districts of West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia to stand up to the Left wing ultras. In a stinging attack on the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, of which the Trinamool is the second largest partner, Banerjee said that her party henceforth would not expect “anything from anybody. We will fight out own battles”. “The union home ministry is not at all serious about tackling the Maoist menace in West Bengal. The central government has facilitated the joint forces’ operation for providing oxygen to the CPI-M, which is desperate to regain its lost political ground,” Banrjee said during a press conference at her Kalighat residence in South Kolkata. “The Trinamool Congress demands immediate army action in Lalgarh and adjoining areas,” she said. The joint forces comprising central paramilitary troopers and state armed police have been deployed in the Lalgarh belt of West Midnapore district since June 18 after the Left wing ultras created a virtual free zone in the area by torching police camps and killing political opponents. Asked whether she has raised her grievances on the issue with the Congress leaders, Banerjee said: “I have said so many times. I have informed the prime minister (Manmohan Singh) and union home minister (P. Chidambaram) repeatedly.” Banerjee also pointed out that the UPA did not have any coordination committee of the alliance now. To a query whether he had spoken to UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi on the matter, she said: “She is not in the government. Why should I disturb her?” Launching a virulent assault on the Maoists, who are active in the three western districts, Banerjee termed them as “most corrupt”. They kill people and then leave behind chits saying they have punished the corrupt. But they are themselves most corrupt”. “And who are they to give out such punishments? There is law, administration, courts and police. We will rip off their masks. They are actually cowards,” said a fuming Banerjee. Talking tough, the railway minister said: “We are not like the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) that they will murder us and we will bear it calmly. We will isolate them from the masses. I am giving these terrorists an ultimatum to either behave properly or face the people’s wrath. Banerjee also came down heavily on the CPI-M for misusing the Lalgarh “security operation” to regain lost ground. Alleging collusion between the CPI-M and the Maoists, she said: “They are Marxists in the morning and Maoists in the evening. They have joined hands to kill Trinamool supporters and innocent civilians.” She claimed that seven of her party supporters have been killed in the past five days. [One may like to compare this with 'Lalgarh operations should be stopped, demands Mamata' at <http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/politics/lalgarh-operations-should-be-stopped-demands-mamata_100260776.html>.] -- Peace Is Doable
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