The
Chhattisgarh Government has finally
pushed ahead with its stalled
peace agreement with Communist
Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)
reached after the abduction of
collector Alex Paul Menon, clearing
the way for the release of suspected
Maoists from jails, a top official
said on August 1, reports The
Hindu. “As per the directive
of the state government, the district
administration will not oppose
the bail application of the suspected
Maoists incarcerated in Raipur
Central Jail,” Raipur Collector
Pardeshi Siddharth Komal said.
Komal, on behalf of the Government,
had on July 31, submitted an affidavit
stating that the Government had
no objection if the court accepted
the bail plea of Meena Choudhary,
paving the way for the release
of the Maoist on bail. Chaudhary,
accused of running the urban network
of the Maoists, is in prison since
January 2008 for her alleged involvement
in Maoist activities in Chhattisgarh. |
