The fascist
Chandrababu Naidu and his henchmen once again came out in their true colours
on July 2nd in Karimnagar district. They entered the Sankenaboru hillocks on
the outskirts of Nerella village falling in Dharmapuri mandal of Karimnagar
district, with clear information provided by a betrayer that Com. Padma and
three others were temporarily resting there. The betrayer brought food, which
was heavily drugged. Consequently, all the members fell unconscious after
consuming the food. After it was guaranteed that they were unconscious, the
betrayer informed the police. The cowardly police entered the area and after
the comrades woke up caught them and tortured them, especially Com. Padma (35)
and killed her brutally firing tens of bullets into her head, neck and the
entire body. Com. Sagar (21), com. Vikram (21) and com Manasa (18) were killed
similarly. Police shamelessly concocted a usual cock and bull story of an
encounter which none believed.
Caring a hoot for
the talks and the agreement they reached with the representatives of the
CPI(ML)(PW), Coms. Gaddar and Vara Vara Rao, and to the wide public opinion
that the government should stop fake encounters and combing operations so as
to provide a conducive atmosphere to facilitate the talks, discarding even his
fig leaf of commitments, Chandrababu went on to fully defend the police action
to the hilt. He further went on to demand the withdrawal of the armed struggle
by the PW.
Chandrababu Naidu,
cunning fox as he is, has been continuing his agenda of intensification of
combing operations, fake encounters and he never forgets to chant his pet
theme of demanding withdrawal of armed struggle. During the period of
cease-fire, declared by the AP State committee in the month of February this
year, Naidu’s mercenaries killed 10 comrades in Eturunagaram on March 13th.
Though immediately the cease-fire was withdrawn, keeping the people’s interest
as paramount, again PW came out with a new cease-fire. But the restraint by
the revolutionaries was mistaken as weakness and Chandrababu has the temerity
to declare that it was the PW who wanted the talks. On June 23rd two women
comrades were captured while they were sleeping and were killed in cold-blood
in Palvancha area of Khammam district.
The AP state
committee demanded an apology and a judicial inquiry into this incident. They
demanded a committee comprising of intellectuals and civil right activists to
monitor the cessation of armed hostilities during the period of the talks and
before.
The Killing of four
comrades was widely condemned. Coms. Gaddar and Vara Vara Rao condemned the
fake encounter. They questioned the integrity and commitment of the Naidu
government towards talks. They demanded a judicial enquiry into the Khammam
amd Karimnagar fake encounters. They recalled that while the PW had asked for
an apology and demanded a judicial enquiry into the Khammam incident, Naidu
answered with the Karimnagar incident. On July 6th, Coms. Gaddar and V V
dissociated with the process of the talks because of the belligerent attitude
of the government, ‘which continued to kill and yet invite the PW for talks’.
The CPI, while condemning the killing, said that though there was an
opportunity to arrest them live, the police resorted to killings. Further, it
said that if talks fail the CM and the Home minister would be solely
responsible. The CPI and CPI (M), both demanded a judicial inquiry into the
killing. The Concerned Committee for Citizens (CCC) said while the PW is
observing restraint, encounter killings are on the rise. It condemned the fake
encounter. Almost the entire press disbelieved the story of encounter and
squarely blamed Naidu’s police for the latest brutality.
The AP State
committee, NT SZC and AOB committee in a joint statement, while condemning the
incident, called for a State wide protest Bandh for two days on July 11th and
12th. Despite Police concentration to make the bandh call a failure it had its
impact in the struggle zones. Karimnagar district totally came to a stop for
the two days.
Before this,
despite all the hurdles put up by the police, the funeral procession of Com.
Padma on July 4th at Jammikunta town was attended by thousands of people, who
came to pay revolutionary tributes to an untiring revolutionary.
Padma’s funeral procession
It should be clear
to all now that Chandrababu is playing the drama of talks on the one hand and
on the other, he and his hirelings are sabotaging it from the beginning.
Following his master’s voice, DGP Ramulu began his tirade saying that the
police cannot tolerate Naxals moving with arms; they are utilizing the time to
strengthen themselves; they are on an extortion campaign; they are on a
recruitment drive; etc, etc.
Enough is enough.
It is time to call it a day and to further sharpen the scalpels.
Com. Padma — An Untiring revolutionary
From the Jammikunta
college in 1985 to the hillocks of Nerella com. Padma (Nelakonda Rajita) had a
torturous journey. From a middle class family brought up in relatively
comfortable conditions, she grew into a war steeleed guerilla. She belongs to
Tippayyapalli village of Kodimyal mandal of Karimnagar district. While doing
B.Sc. in Jammikunta college she lead many a struggle of the students, rallying
them under the RSU for their immediate demands as well as the armed peasant
struggle raging around. She was one of the first women comrades to join the
squad in North Telangana. She joined the Husnabad squad. She was one of the
first women commanders of the guerilla squads in NT. Like many guerrillas, she
escaped the jaws of death scores of times. She became the secretary of the
joint district committee of West Karimnagar and Nizamabad in 1999. In the
conference of North Telangana she was elected as an alternative member to the
Special Zonal Committee. She was the delegate in the IX Congress and after the
Congress, she was taken into the SZC.
Com. Padma
From the days of
her joining the squads, she was the blue-eyed daughter for the oppressed
masses. She became a nightmare to the police and the class enemies. Since she
was the first woman comrade to join the squads, people thronged to see her. In
an encounter in 1998 at Koyyuru, she was severely injured as bullets
penetrated into her left forearm, which got fractured. Bleeding profusely, she
fell unconscious for several hours. While the rest escaped, she was left
alone. She gathered strength with indomitable will-power, and with the
untreated wound she again regrouped her squad. With no treatment for forty
days for serious injury, she carried on her guerrilla duties.
Com. Padma, with
her more than 15 years of revolutionary life in Karimnagar district, was
inextricably interwoven with the movement there. She not only developed the
peasant and women’s movement, but as guerilla leader, she led many raids and
ambushes in Karimnagar district.
Com. Manasa
Com. Manasa was
the guard of Com. Padma. Manasa( Manemma) hailed from Isrojiguda of
Sadasivnagar mandal of Nizamabad district. Her father Narsihmulu became a
martyr in 1996. After three years, while she was studying in the 9th class,
Manasa was recruited into the PGA.
Com. Vikram
Com. Vikram(
Srinu) belongs to Mangalampalli of Konraopet of Karimnagar district.
Com. Sagar
Com. Sagar (
Medipalli Kanakaiah) hails from Ranapur village of Kamanpur mandal of
Karimnagar district. He was the secretary of the District action committee.