Armed cadres of the People’s Liberation Guerilla Army (PLGA), the armed wing of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), has killed a villager, identified as Ganpat Sethia (43), a resident of Sarpanch Para under Chinta gufa Police Station limits in Sukma District of Chhattisgarh on May 27, on suspicion of being a ‘police informer,’ reportsorganiser.org. A group of armed Maoist barged into the house of Ganpat and hacked him to death with sharp weapons. The Police team have also recovered pamphlets from the spot in which Konta Area Committee of the CPI-Maoist has taken the responsibility for the killing.
Bastar Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) issued a statement to boycott rights activist Shubhranshu Chowdhary’s campaign ‘Chaikle Maandi’ (meeting for peace and prosperity) to initiate peace talks, reports The New Indian Express on May 29. Chowdhary, the convenor of ‘The New Peace Process’ campaign, believes there is complete silence with the ongoing violence in Chhattisgarh with no visible effort carried out to end the deadlock. “Is so-called social activist Shubhranshu Chowdhary a well-wisher of tribals or corporate companies? His campaign is sponsored by the Centre, state government and corporates. It will not succeed”, statement issued by the Dandakaranya North sub-zonal bureau.