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Maoists set Thursday deadline for abducted Odisha legislator
Tuesday April 03, 2012 02:11:44 PM,
IANS
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Bhubaneswar: Maoists
holding ruling Biju Janata Dal lawmaker Jhina Hikaka for the past
10 days in Odisha Tuesday gave an April 5 deadline to the state
government to fulfill their demands.
This was conveyed through an audio message from a rebel leader who
named himself 'Chandramouli' and claimed to be the secretary of
the Andhra-Odisha border special zonal committee of Communist
Party of India-Maoist.
The audio message was received by several journalists in state
capital Bhubaneswar and is also in possession of IANS.
Accusing the government of arresting several activists of Chasi
Mulia Adivasi Sangh (CMAS) on false charges in Koraput and
Malkangiri districts, the rebel leader asked the government to
release all the people.
Rejecting any negotiation on the matter, he said "We are giving
the government April 5 deadline." The rebel leader however did not
name the people whose release his group is demanding.
The CMAS is an organization working in the southern parts of the
state, including in the districts of Malkangiri and Koraput on
tribal related issues. Police say the organization has Maoist
support.
Hikaka, who represents Laxmipur constituency in the assembly, was
abducted by the rebels from a hilly area of Koraput district March
24.
Similarly there has been no progress on the release of Italian
tour operator Bosusco Paolo, 54, who has been in the captivity of
a separate group of Maoists since March 14.
Paolo was abducted along with another Italian, Claudio Colangelo,
61, from a forested area on the border of Ganjam and Kandhamal
districts. The rebels March 25 released Colangelo in a "goodwill
gesture".
Sabyasachi Panda, a rebel leader known as Sunil and who has
claimed responsibility for the abduction of the Italians, Monday
night demanded release of some people arrested for Maoist
activities.
In a separate audio message that was aired by television channels
he cited several names which include his wife Subhashree Panda,
Gananath Patra, a leader fighting for tribal rights, and a tribal
woman Arati Majhi who the rebels say was raped by security forces
two years ago.
Accusing the government of preparing to launch a police operation
against the Maoists, he said: "If such a thing happens, the life
of the Italian will be under threat."
The rebel leader, who claims he is the secretary of the state
organizing committee of the Communist Party of India-Maoist, also
wants a written assurance from the government.
The response from the rebels came two days after two Maoist-backed
mediators appealed to them to release the Italian.
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