The man selected by the Maoist captors of Chhattisgarh collector Alex Paul Menon to mediate with the government today said the abduction was part of a “war” over resources but voiced hope that the officer would be freed. “The abduction is situational, it depends on what is happening there,” B.D. Sharma said, drawing attention to what the rebels brand as state-sponsored atrocities on tribals. The comments, four days after the rebels snatched...
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India Maoists 'to free' abducted Orissa politician
-BBC A legislator, who was kidnapped by Maoist rebels in the eastern Indian state of Orissa more than a month ago, is likely to be released on Thursday. The rebels said the decision to free Jhina Hikaka was taken at a meeting of the "praja court" (people's court). Mr Hikaka was abducted in the early hours of 24 March while returning home after attending a meeting. The government had earlier offered to free some...
More »Maoists produce Odisha MLA in people’s court-Rajaram Satapathy & Satyanarayan Patnaik
BHUBANESWAR/KORAPUT: The Odisha government on Thursday indicated possible release of abducted BJD legislator Jhina Hikaka by the Maoists soon. "We hope to get some positive response from them (Maoists) soon," state home secretary Upendra Behera told reporters in Bhubaneswar. The government's hope reportedly stemmed from reports reaching Bhubaneswar that the Maoists began their "praja court" (people's court) to decide whether or not to release Hikaka. Sources said the court was held...
More »C wants to know: What is happening in Orissa?-Krishnadas Rajagopal
The Supreme Court wanted to know today “what was happening” in the Orissa Maoist hostage crisis. The Centre told the court it had “no idea”, while the Orissa government — the primary respondent in a public interest petition seeking to prevent it from succumbing to the “blackmail tactics” of Maoists — was not represented. A Bench of Justices T S Thakur and Gyan Sudha Misra had posted an urgent hearing of...
More »Opposition slams Budget as anti-people
-PTI The Opposition parties today slammed the Union Budget presented by finance minister Pranab Mukherjee as "anti-people", "lacklustre" and one that would increase the financial burden on the common man. "The Union Budget does not provide any relief to the common man. It betrays the trust of the common man," BJP spokesman Shahnawaz Hussain told reporters here. BJP leader Ananth Kumar said the budget was "anti-people". "It is a purposeless and clerical budget,"...
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