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‘Will not allow Maoist revolution’

by india-news-reporter November 1, 2009 India

Two days after extending an olive branch to Maoists, Home Minister P Chidambaram has said that he will not allow an armed revolution to succeed in India till his last breath. “Till my last blood is there in my life, I will not allow armed revolution or terrorism and violence to overtake us in India,” he told a public meeting in Madurai on Saturday.

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Karat vs Chidambaram vs Mamata

by india-news-reporter October 31, 2009 India

The war of words between the CPM and the Home Minister over Maoists has intensified.

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Why people prefer Naxals over the police

by india-news-reporter October 31, 2009 India

The Central government might be all set to launch a crackdown against Maoists across the country, but the operation is not going to get local support in states like Orissa – not because people support the Maoists, but because they see the police as a more repressive force.

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Naxals: Politics amid new offers for peace

by india-news-reporter October 31, 2009 India

“We have appealed to Maoist to halt violence. If they do, we will persuade states to talk to the CPI Maoists on all matters including their concerns on land acquisition, forest rights, industrialisation and development,” said P Chidambaram, Union Home Minister. Another appeal to the Maoists…

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Trinamool backing Maoists: Buddha

by india-news-reporter October 30, 2009 India

West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has accused the Trinamool Congress of supporting the Maoists. Addressing a public rally in Kolkata, Buddhadeb said the Railways was trying to protect Chatradhar Mahato.

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Chidambaram to Naxals: Halt violence

by india-news-reporter October 30, 2009 India

Home Minister P Chidambaram has made yet another appeal to the CPI Maoists to abjure violence. He says if they halt violence, the Centre will convince the states to talk to into them on their demands, including forest rights, land acquisition, industrialisation and developments.

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Left targets Mamata over Maoist links

by india-news-reporter October 28, 2009 India

CPM general Secretary Prakash Karat has questioned Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee’s link with the Maoist behind Tuesday’s attack. “If your objective is to use the Maoist for your political gains in Bengal, for that can railways be jeopardised? The PM has to explain how come one of his cabinet ministers is in political complacency with the Maoists,” Karat said

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New fronts in battle against Naxals?

by india-news-reporter October 28, 2009 India

The ease with which the Maoists held the Orissa-Rajdhani hostage for seven hours and then got away has thrown up several questions on what this means for the battle against Naxals and for the politics around the issue. For one, will the Centre’s anti-Naxal offensive remain unchanged after Tuesday’s events

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Naxals get arms from abroad: Chidambaram

by india-news-reporter October 24, 2009 India

Disclosing that Maoists were acquiring arms through Bangladesh, Myanmar and possibly Nepal, Home Minister P Chidambaram on Saturday nonetheless told them to “simply halt the violence” so that government could start talks with them.

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Swap with Naxals an exception: Buddha

by india-news-reporter October 24, 2009 India

Did the West Bengal state government cut a deal with the Maoists to get the police officer released? West Bengal Home Secretary Ardhendu Sen has reportedly said that there was no other option but to give in to the Naxals demand for releasing 22 suspects.

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Maoists planning major offensive?

by india-news-reporter October 24, 2009 India

Operation Greenhunt to flush out Maoists in Chhattisgarh has put the Andhra Pradesh police on tenterhooks. The police are worried that after a lull in Naxal violence in the state for the last three years, there could be trouble in the offing as many Maoists may re-enter the border districts.

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Kishanji, Naxal leader

by india-news-reporter October 23, 2009 India

He is West Bengal’s most-wanted man and leads Maoists primarily in Lalgarh, where Naxals led a huge armed revolt against the state.

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