November 6, 2008

CPI(M) demands firm action against Maoists


New Delhi, Nov 3: Claiming that Maoists were behind the land-mine attack on the convoy of West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, the CPI(M) demanded firm action against the ultras."The Maoists have targeted the Chief Minister and have killed a number of CPI(M) cadres and activists in the recent period. Maoists have opposed the setting up of a steel plant at Salboni."Firm action should be taken against these disruptive elements that are inimical to the interests of the people and development of the state," the party Polit Bureau said in a statement.
The remote-controlled mine was exploded at Salboni in Maoist-infested Midnapore district yesterday shortly after Bhattacharjee had passed through the area. A case was registered against him on August 18 and he has been facing trial in the Chief Judicial Magistrate-cum-Juvenile Court in Ferozepur.

Press Statement
The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement:

The Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) strongly condemns the attack on the convoy of Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya through a landmine blast in West Midnapur district. The Union Minister for Steel and the Minster of State were also traveling on the same route.

The Maoists have targeted the Chief Minister and have killed a number of CPI(M) cadres and activists in the recent period. The Maoists have opposed the setting up of a steel plant at Salboni. Firm action should be taken against these disruptive elements who are inimical to the interests of the people and the development of the state.
November 3, 2008

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