Protest at Bang Bhawan against Kishenji’s killing

 

In a statement, protestors said that now it is very much clear from various sources that the Maoist leader Kishanji was first captured and severely tortured by security forces and then killed in a planned fake encounter under the connivance of both West Bengal and Central governments. Mamata Banerjee government of West Bengal has used almost the same weapon of ‘Peace Talk’ to eliminate the Maoist leader as by the R. S. Reddy government in AP.

 

“It is a known fact that the Central and various State governments are jointly conducting a special military operation Green Hunt to suppress Maoist activities. The unjustified and irrational killing of Kishanji is nothing but a part of state terror being unfettered under ‘Operation Green Hunt’, centrally controlled by the UPA government. It is a clear violation of not only the guidelines given by Supreme Court and National Human Rights Commission but also by different international institutions”, indicates the statement.

 

This group of activists and journalists called upon all the progressive, democratic and revolutionary forces to come together and oppose the killing of Kishanji and the suppression of people’s movements.

 

The statement issued says, “it is to note that the state is not only killing the Maoists and their supporters but also viciously suppressing all voices of dissent, especially of democratic and revolutionary forces. We strongly feel that Naxalism / Maoism cannot be suppressed by killing its propagators / leaders and organizing massacres of its supporters”.

 

The three main demands in the statement are as following-

 

• The central and state governments should immediately stop ‘Operation Green Hunt’ and physical elimination of Naxal /Maoist leaders and cadres.

 

• The Central government should set up a high level Judicial Enquiry Committee on the killing of Kishanji.

 

• The government should register a case of culpable homicide under section 302 of IPC, so that the killers of Kishanji are forced to face the court trial, as directed by Supreme Court and National Human Rights Commission.

 

The protest at Bang Bhawan on 2nd December was organized and supported by following individuals/groups-

 

Arjun Prasad d Singh, PDFI

P.K. Shahi, CPI (ML)

Narender, Peoples Front

Thomas Mathew, Bahujan Vam Manch

Shieo Mangal Sidhantkar, CPI (ML) New Proletariat

Ashish Gupta, PUDR

Anil Chamaria,  Journalist

Amit, krantikari Nawjawan Sabha

G. N. Saibaba, Revolutionary Democratic Front

Mrigank, Navajwan Bharat Sabha

Harish, Inquilabi Majdur Kendra

Alok Kumar. Krantikari Navajawan Sabha

Deepak Singh, NDPI

Mritunjay, CCON

Banojyotsna, Democratic Students Union

Kusumlata, Students for Resistance

Bijunayek, Lok Raj Sangathan

Ambrish Rai, Social Activist