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“They are disrupting peace,setting houses on fire,terrorising people and even ransacked the house of an MLA,” the minister said,adding that the people in the Hills were feeling insecure.

“It was GJM chief Bimal Gurung who extended support to Maoists when he came to attend a meeting with the state government at Writer’s Buildings. Now,those Maoists have killed the jawans and Gurung is accusing the state government,” Bhattacharya said. “At that time even GJM general secretary Roshan Giri went to Lalgarh to meet Chhatradhar Mahato and extend his outfits’ moral support to the movement there,” he said. “The GJM should blame the Maoists for the incident,” he added.

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Secret alliance between Trinamool & Maoist: Nirupam

Guwahati: State Industries Minister Nirupam Sen accused Trinamool Congress of having a secret alliance with Maoists who were trying to dislodge the elected government in the state. Speaking at a meeting of the state unit of CPM in Guwahati,Sen blamed the media for airing concocted stories regarding Singur and projecting the government’s industrial policy in a negative manner.

DGP confirms Kishenji aide’s death

A close confidant of Maoist leader Kishenji,Susen Mahato,died after he sustained serious injuries during the attack on the EFR’s camp at Sildah,said DGP Bhupinder Singh. According to him,Susen,who managed to escape after suffering serious injury during the encounter this Monday,succumbed to the injuries on February 17. “Three to five Maoist attackers,including Susen,were killed in the encounter as per information available with us,” he said.

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