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In the last issue we
witnessed spontaneous protests against the arrest of Com. Arvind. These have now
intensified and taken a more organised form, with the Daman Virodhi Morcha
in the forefront.
Protest mobilization
and some agitational programmes have been organized in Latehar and Gumla
districts against the arrest of Com. Arvind, the Bihar in-charge of CPI(ML)
Peoples War. Wall writing was done extensively in the villages of Palamu, Garwa,
Latehar and Gumla districts of Jharkhand and Sarguja district of Chattisgarh.
Hand written posters have been pasted in many market places and district/block
headquarters and torch light processions have been taken out in scores of
villages.
On second July,
Mahuadand-Ranchi road and Mahuadand Dlatonganj roads were blocked at Banuri (Gumla
district) and Baresand (Latehar) respectively. Hundreds of people participated
in this roadblock under the banner of Daman Virodhi Morcha (Forum Against
Repression). Police and officials did not turn up anywhere to take the
memorandum. At Banari, police came in the night in the village nearby Banari,
and beat people alleging that the agitators are sympathizers of the PW. At
Baresand people blocked the road till evening. On 5th July hundreds of people
jammed the Mughalsarai-Barkakana railway at Hehegada and Kumandih (Latehar
dist.) from 4 AM. Police came around 3 PM and took the memorandum. On 8th, more
than 300 people blocked Daltonganj-Panki road. On 10th , almost 500 people came
at Daltonganj-Ranchi road near Manika (Latehar dist.) at 5AM and blocked the
road. About 9 AM police came and resorted to brutal lathi charge. 32 people were
arrested and brought to Latehar. There again the police selected the leading
persons and beat them mercilessly. Later they were thrown into jail.
On 10th July a total
bandh was organized in Sarguja district. The bandh call was given by the
CPI(ML)PW.
Major demands in the
agitational programmes were: Release of Com. Arvind unconditionally; Lift cases
imposed on him; stop police repression campaign in 10 states under the Joint
Operational Command.
Again from 20th July
to 6th August protest demonstrations were organized in various block HQs and
district HQ of Latehar district. On 26th more than 700 people demonstrated in
Manika and handed over a memorandum to the CO. These demonstrations were
organized at the above places on 29th and 30th July. On 4th August 1000 people
demonstrated in Barwadih. On 6th August nearly 5000 people demonstrated in
Latehar and handed over a memorandum to the District Collector.
Major demands in
these demonstrations were: Release com. Arvind unconditionally; Repeal POTA from
Jharkhand; Remove police camps from the schools. Stop police repression campaign
in 10 states of India under JOC; punish the officers responsible for the 10th
July lathi charge at Manika.
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