Kishenji calls for 48-hr bandh in five states

Maoists on Saturday called for a 48-hour bandh in five states from May 18 to protest against a slew of decisions taken by the Centre including those concerning some PSUs.....

Maoists on Saturday called for a 48-hour bandh in five states from May 18 to protest against a slew of decisions taken by the Centre including those concerning some PSUs. The bandh call has been given in Bihar,West Bengal,Jharkhand,Orissa and Chhattisgarh.

Maoists will observe bandh on May 18 and May 19 in the five states to protest against the Centres decision to sell 10 per cent governments stake in 10 profit-making Public Sector Undertakings, top Maoist leader Kishenji told PTI over phone from an undisclosed location.

Breaking his silence after three months since reports of his injuries sustained during operations by security forces in Hatiloth forest near Lalgarh in March,he said he has been well all along.

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