Halt anti-Naxal ops in Orissa-Andhra order: Maoists

Feb 20, 2011 |

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Bhubaneswar: Maoists on Sunday demanded complete halt to joint anti-Naxal operations in entire Orissa-Andhra Pradesh border region by security forces of the two states as their handpicked mediators pressed for "more time" for the release of Malkangiri District Collector and an engineer.

"Though Orissa government has stopped combing across the state, joint operation by security forces of Orissa and Andhra Pradesh must be halted," a Maoist leader said in a letter received by Malkangiri district administration.

On the deadline for fulfilment of their demands for release of 30-year-old Malkangiri Collector R V Krishna, a 2005 IAS officer and junior engineer Pabitra Majhi, the letter said it was for Orissa government to decide when it would meet the demands. Expressing happiness over Orissa government joining the process of talks to resolve crisis following abduction of Krishna and Majhi on Wednesday, the letter said the hostages were safe and secure.

Meanwhile, the bail plea of Maoist leader Ganti Prasadam, whose release among others has been demanded by Naxals to free the abducted collector, was rejected after he was brought from Andhra Aradesh and produced before a magistrate here today.

In another development, Naxal sympathiser Varavara Rao told the media over phone that the Maoists want complete dropping of cases against certain key rebels like Prasadam and S Srinivasulu and not just their release from jails on bail. He said about 700 tribals, now lodged in jails on charges of being Maoists, should also be freed.

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