The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres have resorted to poster campaigning in support of the recruitment drive at Sarjamburu forests in West Singhbhum District of Jharkhand, reports The Pioneer on July 4. As per the report, the Maoists have also delivered letters to the village and block (administrative unit) level Naxal [Left Wing Extremist, LWE] operatives for making the drive effectively successful. The Maoists have started a similar drive in East Singhbhum and Seraikela Kharasawan Districts too.
Revealing about the development, a Police Official said that after Maoist activities had almost been eliminated in the Saranda forest, the rebel leadership had changed their strategy and were trying to regain their position in the tribal-dominated West Singhbhum and Seraikela Kharasawan Districts. Confirming that the Maoists have started an aggressive recruitment drive in the District for the first time, the Official said, “We have recovered several hand-written letters that have been sent to the Mundas, Gram Pradhans and Dakua beside the local operatives of the outlawed organisation by a top Naxal leader, Prashant Bose, ‘polit bureau member’ of the CPI-Maoist.”