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Following inputs by intelligence agencies,the Union government has asked all Naxal-affected states to tighten security and monitor activities of the Left-wing insurgents,especially with CPI(Maoist) planning to hold its party congress next month,after a gap of five years,in Jharkhands dense forests.
Among other things,the CPI(Maoist) is also likely to recast its Politburo and Central Committee since it has lost many top-rung leaders either killed by security forces or arrested in the past one year.
At present,out of 14 of its Politburo members,seven are in jail including Kobad Ghandy,Amitabh Bagchi and Pramod Mishra.
Those still at large include CPI(Maoist) general secretary Ganpati alias Mupalla Laxman Rao,Keshav alias Keshav Rao,while Koteswara Rao alias Kishenji and Cherukuri Rajkumar alias Azad were killed by the security forces.
Of the 37 Central Committee members,23 are now lodged in different jails across the country.
We expect that all senior leaders will travel from their respective hideouts and go to attend the party congress. Thats why we have asked the states to intensify vigil to nab them, sources said.
At the meeting,the CPI(Maoist) is also likely to chalk out its future course of action and give directions to the followers in the wake of setbacks it suffered in recent past and intensified operations by the security forces.