Farmers Movement Archive

CPI Maoist calls bandh on Oct 17 in 4 states over Kheri

Ranchi: The banned ultra Left outfit, CPI Maoists, has condemned the killing of peaceful protesting farmers in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri in strongest possible words, calling upon the people at large to introspect and support its call for a bandh in four states — Bihar, Jharkhand, North Chhatisgarh and Uttar Pradesh — on October 17. Issuing a press statement on Tuesday, spokesperson for Bihar-Jharkhand-North Chhatisgarh and Uttar Pradesh Simant Regional Committee of the CPI Maoists, Manas, said they are standing in firm support of the farmers and labourers and would continue to support their demand for a rollback of the three contentious farm laws introduced by the Narendra Modi government. “There is an urgent need that the law-abiding and peace-loving citizens of the country introspect their role at a time when the elected Modi and Yogi Adityanath governments are unleashing terror on the people to give more power to the corporate. Should we remain sitting ducks waiting for the kind of genocide that occured in Lahimpur-Kheri on October 3 or should we strive towards establishing neodemocracy by strengthening people’s war and empowering base area for self rule?” Manas asked. “Four farmers were crushed under a speeding jeep by the minister’s son Ashish Mishra and several others were injured. A crowd cannot remain calm after such a heinous crime and in reaction the driver and other goons on board the killer car were attacked and killed. Only a mentally unstable person or members of the killer gang can have sympathy for them,” the release read. Exempting emergency services like milk, water, medicines, ambulance and fire brigade from the bandh purview, the Maoists have called upon all sections of society to join them in the daylong strike and demonstrate people’s power. “If people do not have militia they have nothing and likewise if people don’t have political power they are worth nothing,” he said, asking the people to remember these line .

The Times of India

2021-10-13

Ranchi