Maoists restructure organisation, SAC formed in Santhal Pargana

In a Forest along the Bihar Jharkhand borders: CPI Maoists have introduced structural changes in their organisation, particularly in Jharkhand-Bihar to focus on specific areas. Formation of East Bihar Eastern Jharkhand Special Area Committee (EBEJSAC) to dominate four districts of Santhal Pargana division including Dumka, Godda, Pakur and Jamtara of Jharkhand and Bhagalpur, Banka, Jamui Lakhisarai and Monghyr of Bihar is a part of the strategy adopted during the fourth-central committee meet-of the CPI Maoists held in 2013.
BJSAC leader Rupesh Ji who attended the 2013 CC meet told TOI in an exclusive interview that for ease of functioning and to establish dominance over areas where the revolution was gaining ground, the party decided to form new special area committee. "There has been a noticeable grudge among the tribal peasantry against ruling classes in Santhal region and the party (Maoists) decided to give it a direction," he said.
Apart from formation of new special area committee the Maoists have dismantled Bihar Jharkhand North Chhatisgarh Special Area Committee (BJNCSAC) to restore the old organisation BJSAC. The idea is to concentrate upon smaller areas and opt for mass mobilisation.
"In BJ (Bihar-Jharkhand) too people were steeled in 30 years of class struggle and people's war. In this course they fought back several enemy repressive campaigns and defeated them. At present the peasantry and para teachers there are fighting militantly. The Jharkhand Adivasi peasantry is fighting militantly against the conspiracies of the ruling classes to undermine the Chota Nagpur Tenancy Act, against displacement and for the annulment of MoUs signed by the state government with Multinational companies. In Bihar too peasants are fighting on various issues. There are several potentialities for the BJ movement to advance." The resolution adopted in the 4 ^thCC reads which further goes on to add "We should implement the tactics....in the coming two years and work with the aim of reviving the areas in setback; we should once again mobilize and consolidate the party forces where they had become dispersed; we should strengthen in the areas where we have weakened and we should expand to new areas and spheres basing on this consolidated strength."
Soon after reorganisation the Maoists have carried out two major attacks in the region which includes attack on convoy of Pakur SP Amarjeet Balihar in July 2013 in which nine people were killed and a landmine blast during the recent Lok Sabha elections in Dumka in which eight people were killed on April 24.
Jharkhand police have identified at least six Maoists active in the region which includes Pavitar Da alias Nandlal Manjhi, Pravil Da alias Hirendra Murmu, Shahdeo Ravi alias Tala Da, Kanchan Yadav alias Mota, Daud hembram alias Vimal Da and Joseph Hansda to be leading the activities in the region. ADG special branch Rezi Dungdung however denied having information about Maoists regrouping in the region.