Maoists to fight cop 'excesses' in M'giri

Koraput: Maoists have threatened to intensify their fight against the government for the rights of tribal, following the killing of five persons at Gumudumaha village in Kandhamal district on July 8. The Malkangiri-Koraput Vishaka Border Division Committee (MKVDC) of the banned CPI (Maoist) has stated this through letters sent to a few mediapeople in Malkangiri district on Friday.
The state government through police is trying to supress the people's movement in the state. "Security personnel are killing innocent tribals and going scot-free. We condemn the Kandhamal killings and demand appropriate action against the policemen involved in the killings," read the two-page letter. The extremists has also cited that Kandhamal is not the lone example of police excesses on tribals.
"Earlier, police have killed tribals in Kalinga Nagar, Niyamgiri, Narayanpatna and in Malkangiri district in fake encounters only to weaken the people's movement and no action has ever been taken against the policemen," it stated.
The insurgents have appealed to all, including various political parties and civil society members, to start a movement against fake encounters of tribals in the name of Maoist operation. "We will intensify our fight for the rights of tribals in the days to come and any type of police excesses will not be tolerated," it reads.