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PWG WATCH: Naxals Return To Where They Came From 1) Naxals return to where they came from Hyderabad, Oct. 19: After putting their ???people??™s agenda??™ before the government, the five Naxal leaders and their security team will return to the forests on Wednesday morning. CPI-Maoist State secretary Akkiraju Haragopal alias Ramakrishna, North Telangana Zone secretary Sudhakar and Andhra-Orissa Border zone secretary Ganesh, CPI-ML Janasakthi leaders Amar and Riaz, accompanied by their 35 special guerrillas will leave Manjira guest house after breakfast on Wednesday. (Deccan Chronicle, October 20, 2004, Wednesday) http://www.deccan.com/home/homedetails.asp#Naxals return to where they came from ------------------------------------------------------------ 2) Naxals set terms for next round of talks By Our Special Correspondent HYDERABAD, OCT.19. A day after agreeing to carry forward the peace process, naxalite leaders said today that the success of the negotiations would depend squarely on the State Government's sincerity in meeting their demands, particularly the central issue of land distribution. (The Hindu, Oct. 20, 2004, Wednesday) http://www.hindu.com/2004/10/20/stories/2004102004290600.htm ------------------------------------------------------------ 3) Maoists dissatisfied with outcome of talks HYDERABAD: Maoist guerrillas have voiced dissatisfaction with the outcome of the first round of direct talks with the Andhra Pradesh government that concluded on Monday night without a deal.(New Indian Express, Oct. 20, 2004, Wednesday) http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEA20041019142704&Page=A&Title=Southern+News+%2D+Andhra+Pradesh&Topic=0 ------------------------------------------------------------ 4) No meeting point on extent of surplus lands By M. Malleswara Rao HYDERABAD, OCT. 19. Land distribution may hold the key to ending left wing extremism but the task is not going to be easy. Confusion prevails even today over the extent of land available for the purpose. (The Hindu, October 20, 2004, Wednesday) http://www.hindu.com/2004/10/20/stories/2004102017150400.htm ------------------------------------------------------------ 5) Parting shot: Naxals submit 650 petitions Hyderabad, Oct. 19: Apart from their demand for the release of political prisoners and redistribution of land to the poor, the Naxal leaders on Tuesday asked the government to act on a bunch of petitions they got from people during their stay in the city. Ramakrishna, secretary of the CPI-Maoists, said the Naxals had got over 650 petitions from people. ???We want the government to look into them,??? he said. ???They deal with basic issues.??? The petitions deal with a range of problems including marital discord, harassment by political leaders and fin-anciers and land grabbing. (Deccan Chronicle, October 20, 2004, Wednesday) http://www.deccan.com/City/CityNews.asp?#Parting shot: Naxals submit 650 petitions ------------------------------------------------------------ 6) Naxalites occupy MLA??™s land ANANTAPUR: Even as the Communist Party of India (Maoists) and Janasakti leaders were preparing to leave for the forests after concluding first round of talks with the State Government, Maoists this evening occupied 40 acre land belonging to Uravakonda Telugu Desam MLA P Keshav and his father P Narayanappa.(New Indian Express, October 20, 2004, Wednesday) http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEA20041020014821&Page=A&Title=Southern+News+%2D+Andhra+Pradesh&Topic=0& ------------------------------------------------------------ 7) Mixed reaction from Left By Our Staff Reporter HYDERABAD, OCT. 19. The first round of talks between the Government and naxalites has evoked mixed response from left parties. The CPI on Tuesday welcomed the exchange of opinion between the Government and naxalites and said this round of talks had helped them understand each other's demands and limitations. The CPI(M), on the other hand, felt that "nothing fruitful had come out of it as of now as the substantial issues leading to violence had not been discussed.'' (The Hindu, October 20, 2004, Wednesday) http://www.hindu.com/2004/10/20/stories/2004102017120400.htm ------------------------------------------------------------ 8) Maoists occupy 400 acre forest land Kothapalli (Kurnool), Oct. 19: Nearly 150 poor farmers with the help of members of the Bhavanasi Dalam of the CPI (Maoist) occupied the 400 acre of forest land in Sivapuram village of Kothapalli mandal on Tuesday. (Deccan Chronicle, Oct. 20, 2004, Wednesday) http://www.deccan.com/Region/RegionNews.asp?#Maoists occupy 400 acre forest land ------------------------------------------------------------ 9) Orphaned girls seek Naxal leaders??™ help HYDERABAD: Four teenaged girls, thrown out of an orphanage, are ready to join ??????annalu??™??™ (Naxalites) in the jungles. The eldest of them, 14-year-old Pavitra, who narrated their plight to mediapersons after being thrown out of Indira Seva Sadan at Santoshnagar in the city more than three months ago, said that they were unable to make both ends meet. What hurt them most was the filthy language allegedly used by one Ramireddy, who runs the orphanage.(New Indian Express, Oct. 20, 2004, Wednesday) http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEA20041020004221&Page=A&Title=Southern+News+%2D+Andhra+Pradesh&Topic=0& ------------------------------------------------------------ 10) Orphans threaten to take extreme step By Our Staff Reporter HYDERABAD, OCT. 19. Four Dalit girls in their early teens created an emotional scene at a press conference addressed by naxalite leaders at the Government guesthouse here on Tuesday, saying their plight had driven them to choose between death or going into the forest with "annalu.'' (The HIndu, October 20, 2004, Wednesday) http://www.hindu.com/2004/10/20/stories/2004102017100400.htm ------------------------------------------------------------ 11) Naxalites use intermission to boost numbers Adilabad, Oct. 19: The second rung leaders of CPI (Maoist) are busy in strengthening their base in Adilabad district in particular, and north Telangana in general, as far as Telangana is concerned. They are campaigning in interior tribal villages in the district, and are recruiting tribal youth on a large scale into their fold.(Deccan Chronicle, October 20, 2004, Wednesday) http://www.deccan.com/Region/RegionNews.asp?#Naxalites use intermission to boost numbers ------------------------------------------------------------ 12) Emotional reunion By Our Staff Reporter HYDERABAD, OCT. 19. It was an emotional reunion for Janashakti State secretary, Amar, and his mother, Kura Mallamma, and other family members at the Manjeera Government Guesthouse here on Tuesday. Mallamma recalled that her son had left home from Vemulawada in Karimnagar district 30 years ago and never saw them again. She did not know his whereabouts. Mallamma turned up at the guesthouse with her two daughters. (The Hindu, October 20, 2004, Wednesday) http://www.hindu.com/2004/10/20/stories/2004102017110400.htm ------------------------------------------------------------ 13) Petitions galore to Naxal leaders HYDERABAD: During their week-long stay at the Manjeera Guest House here, the CPI (Maoist) and Janasakthi leaders received a number of petitions seeking their help.(New Indian Express, October 20, 2004, Wednesday) http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEA20041020004112&Page=A&Title=Southern+News+%2D+Andhra+Pradesh&Topic=0& ------------------------------------------------------------ 14) Flooded with petitions By Our Special Correspondent HYDERABAD, OCT.19. About 700 petitions on a variety of problems, ranging from domestic violence to bank frauds, were received by CPI (Maoist) and CPI (ML) Janashakti leaders at the Guthikonda Bilam public meeting and during their stay at the Manjeera guest house here. (The Hindu, October 20, 2004, Wednesday) http://www.hindu.com/2004/10/20/stories/2004102017200400.htm ------------------------------------------------------------ 15) A takeover inspired by Maoists KURNOOL, OCT. 19. The landless poor at Sivapuram village of Kothapalli mandal in Kurnool district occupied 350 acres of forest land and began agriculture operations on Tuesday. The farmers were said to have the support of the Bhavanasi dalam of the CPI (Maoist). (The Hindu, October 20, 2004, Wednesday) http://www.hindu.com/2004/10/20/stories/2004102017160400.htm ------------------------------------------------------------ 16) ???Women will get due role in Naxal outfit??™ HYDERABAD: CPI Maoist leader Ramakrishna on Tuesday admitted that his party gave poor representation to women in the past.(New Indian Express, October 20, 2004, Wednesday) http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEA20041020003957&Page=A&Title=Southern+News+%2D+Andhra+Pradesh&Topic=0& ------------------------------------------------------------ 17) Cop roughed up by Naxals??™ security guards HYDERABAD: An intelligence sub-inspector Srikanth was roughed up by CPI (Maoist) security guards while he was surreptitiously taking down notes of what party state secretary Ramakrishna was saying at a news conference here on Tuesday. (New Indian Express, October 20, 2004, Wednesday) http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEA20041020003704&Page=A&Title=Southern+News+%2D+Andhra+Pradesh&Topic=0& ------------------------------------------------------------ 18) Naxal leaders win round one of the talks By Syed Amin Jafri The first round of the first-ever direct talks between the Naxalites and the Andhra Pradesh government ended, apparently on an optimistic note with both sides agreeing to push the peace process further after a gap of a month or two even as ceasefire is implemented strictly to ensure that the peaceful atmosphere is not fouled up. (Deccan Chronicle, Oct. 20, 2004, Wednesday) http://www.deccan.com/Columnists/Columnists.asp?#Naxal leaders win round one of the talks ------------------------------------------------------------ 19) YSR rules out probe into land encroachments By Our Correspondent VIZIANAGARAM, OCT. 18. The Chief Minister, Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, has said that he will get the allegations of the Communist Party of India (Maoist) and the CPI(M-L) Janashakti, that influential persons had encroached upon Government lands in and around the twin cities verified. The Government allotted lands to entrepreneurs for setting up industries and hence there is no need for an enquiry, he has added. (The Hindu, October 19, 2004, Tuesday) http://www.hindu.com/2004/10/19/stories/2004101911900400.htm ------------------------------------------------------------ 20) Shashidhar Reddy to take charge of Naxal panel HYDERABAD: Former minister and Sanathnagar legislator M Shashidhar Reddy, who has been appointed chairman of the six-member task force committee set up by the All India Congress Committee (AICC) to study the Naxalite issue, will leave for New Delhi in a day or two to take charge of his new assignment.(New Indian Express, Oct. 19, 2004, Tuesday) http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEA20041019003906&Page=A&Title=Southern+News+%2D+Andhra+Pradesh&Topic=0&aDate=10%2F19%2F2004 ------------------------------------------------------------ 21) Sarpanch pleads for mercy By Our Special Correspondent HYDERABAD, OCT.18. A sarpanch, claiming to be a victim of naxalite violence, fell at the feet of the Communist Party of India (Maoist) emissary, Varavara Rao, seeking protection to his life, as the revolutionary writer accompanied by balladeer, Gadar, emerged from the Manjeera guest house after meeting the naxalite leaders on Monday. (The Hindu, October 19, 2004, Tuesday) http://www.hindu.com/2004/10/19/stories/2004101911870400.htm ------------------------------------------------------------ 22) Convict gets parole to meet Naxal leaders HYDERABAD: The State Government on Monday released Bala Ganesh, the main accused in the killing of Congress leader and former MP Magunta Subbarami Reddy, for a few hours on a parole to enable him to meet the CPI (Maoist) leaders currently in the city holding peace talks with the government.(New Indian Express, Oct. 19, 2004, Tuesday) http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEA20041019003432&Page=A&Title=Southern+News+%2D+Andhra+Pradesh&Topic=0&aDate=10%2F19%2F2004 ------------------------------------------------------------ 23) Naxal released on day's parole By Our Special Correspondent HYDERABAD, OCT. 18. In a conciliatory gesture, the Government on Monday released Patangi Ganesh, a top naxalite and main accused in the Magunta Subbarami Reddy murder case on a day's parole from the Chanchalguda jail here. (The Hindu, October 19, 2004, Tuesday) http://www.hindu.com/2004/10/19/stories/2004101911850400.htm ------------------------------------------------------------ 24) YSR terms allegations of land encroached by industrialists as ???absurd??™ VIZIANAGARAM/HYDERABAD: Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy termed the charges of the CPI (Maoist) and Janashakti Naxalite groups that prime agricultural lands in and around the twin cities were encroached by industrialists and others, as "absurd". (New Indian Express, Oct. 19, 2004, Tuesday) http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEA20041018141032&Page=A&Title=Southern+News+%2D+Andhra+Pradesh&Topic=0&aDate=10%2F19%2F2004 ------------------------------------------------------------ 25) Maoist demand for land rejected by government IANS HYDERABAD: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy on Monday turned down the Maoist rebels' demand to take back prime land allotted to companies in and around this capital and redistribute them among the landless poor.(New Indian Express, October 19, 2004, Tuesday) http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEA20041018131203&Page=A&Title=Southern+News+%2D+Andhra+Pradesh&Topic=0&aDate=10%2F19%2F2004 ------------------------------------------------------------ 26) YSR downplays DGP remarks on Naxalites VIZIANAGARAM/ VISAKHAPATNAM: Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy on Monday sought to downplay the reported remarks of Director-General of Police S R Sukumara that CPI (Maoist) Naxalites were strengthening themselves in the guise of holding talks. (New Indian Express, October 19, 2004, Tuesday) http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEA20041019004439&Page=A&Title=Southern+News+%2D+Andhra+Pradesh&Topic=0&aDate=10%2F19%2F2004 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Confederation of Human Rights Organizations (CHRO) 3, Rams' Cottage Ambalathumukku Pettah Thiruvananthapuram-695024 Kerala South India Ph.: 0471-2476262 www.humanrightsindia.com www.humanrightskerala.com |
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