The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), on June 18, blamed Chief Minister (CM), Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy and Director General of Police (DGP) D. Gautam Sawang, for the killing of six of its cadres in an exchange of fire with the Greyhounds, the elite anti-Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] force of Andhra Pradesh Police, at Theegalametta in the Visakhapatnam Agency area on June 16, reports The Hindu. In a letter released late on June 19, Ganesh, ‘secretary’ of the Andhra Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee (AOBSZC) of the CPI-Maoist, while paying tributes to the slain cadres, said, “Though this is a loss for us, we will continue our fight for the rights of the people.” He further alleged that DGP, Gautam, was a “covert operation specialist.” The Maoist leader also accused the CM, Reddy, of pursuing the bauxite mining project by joining hands with private players. Ganesh alleged in the letter, “Our PLGA has been striving to alleviate the problems of the tribal people considering the failure of the government. Unable to digest it, Jagan Mohan Reddy has ordered the encounter”.