Last month, a group calling itself the “Maa Danteshwari Swabhimani Adivasi Manch” circulated a pamphlet in Dantewada district, threatening to kill anyone perceived to be a supporter of the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist). The pamphlet accused Dantewada's oldest journalist N.R.K. Pillai, Anil Mishra, Chhattisgarh Correspondent for Tehelka, and Yashwant Yadav, District Secretary of the Chhattisgarh Working Journalists' Union, of working for the Maoists and threatened them with dire circumstances. The...
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'We want a dialogue between Naxalites and the government' by Jyoti Punwani
Manish Kunjam , a former MLA and president of All India Adivasi Mahasabha, the tribal front of the CPI, is the only politician in Bastar who continues to organise Adivasis Peacefully for their constitutional rights. Jyoti Punwani spoke to Kunjam about doing politics while facing police repression and Naxal violence: After a long gap, Chhattisgarh recently witnessed two massiveAdivasirallies.What were your demands? The Chhattisgarh government is running under the writ...
More »A Nobel for Irom Sarmila will help by Amrith Lal
Liu Xiaobo was awarded the Nobel Peace prize for his pursuit of freedom through Peaceful and non-violent means. India was among the many nations that defied China's call for a boycott of the Nobel ceremony. New Delhi didn't quite welcome the choice. The decision to attend the ceremony may have had more to do with the need to adopt a public posture that India refuses to be arm-twisted by China. And,...
More »CM to visit Singur with message for farmers by Falguni Banerjee
For the last two years since the Tatas dumped the Nano compound in Singur, chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has never been to this area. On January 9, however, the CM will revisit the place, possibly with a New Year message. The occasion is a routine meeting of the Hooghly CPM, but Bhattacharjee's presence is likely to add a new dimension to the gathering, kicking off political speculation over whether the CM...
More »High alert for third leg of rural polls by Amit Gupta
Heavy security bandobast is in place for the third phase of panchayat elections which will take place tomorrow in 61 blocks of 20 districts, with many of the areas considered rebel strongholds.This phase covers as many as 999 panchayats where 40,471 candidates are in the fray for 12,011 posts of gram panchayat members, mukhiyas, panchayat samiti members and zilla parishad members. The electorate strength is over 32.58 lakh.“Polling parties have...
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