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Kolkata: In a press statement issued to a Bengali television news channel in Kolkata,a Maoist leader claiming himself as Kishenji has said the people could cast their votes in the next two phase without any fear to oust the CPM despite the fact that the Maoists have a given a call for boycott of the polls.

Written by Press Trust Of India
Kolkata | May 7, 2011 03:41 AM IST

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Kishenji tells people to vote fearlessly and drive out CPM

Kolkata: In a press statement issued to a Bengali television news channel in Kolkata,a Maoist leader claiming himself as Kishenji has said the people could cast their votes in the next two phase without any fear to oust the CPM despite the fact that the Maoists have a given a call for boycott of the polls. If you want to cast your vote,you can vote. We have called for poll boycott as we do not believe in parliamentary democracy. But,you should vote to oust the CPM from the state. You know whom you have to vote, a release issued in his name stated. Kishenji also criticised Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee for not taking a clear stand on Junglemahal. Mamata Banerjee never came clean on the situation in Junglemahal, the statement read.

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