LALGARH: Six more companies of CRPF reached Lalgarh on Thursday to strengthen the joint operation against the Maoist menace. They will join the 22 companies of central forces comprising CRPF, BSF and IRB who had been deployed at Jangalmahal, along with eight companies of police from Kolkata and the rest of the state, since June 18.
After five months of operation, however, there have been questions raised about the joint forces' efficacy. The Maoists, on the other hand, have stepped up violence, especially since the Centre banned the organization in the third week of June.
Add to that the hijacking of the Rajdhani Express at Banstala on October 27, and it's easy to see why both the state government and the Centre are perceiving this as a growing threat.
In fact, since the start of the joint operations, Maoists have killed as many as 114 people including 12 Jharkhand Party, two Trinamool Congress leaders; most of the victims were CPM leaders and workers.
Interestingly, the six additional companies of forces reached Lalgarh on the first anniversary of the alleged torture on tribal women by police at Chhoto Pelia, Lalgarh after a blast near the chief minister's convoy on November 2 that year.
Residents of Chhoto Pelia, Boro Pelia, Dalilpur, Kantapahari and Narcha started road blockades and later formed the People's Committee against Police Atrocities.
Two weeks later, the administration arranged treatment for the injured women, of whom Chhitamoni Murmu had already lost an eye. Three months later, the state government announced Rs 50,000 for Murmu and Rs 25,000 for the others.
After five months of operation, however, there have been questions raised about the joint forces' efficacy. The Maoists, on the other hand, have stepped up violence, especially since the Centre banned the organization in the third week of June.
Add to that the hijacking of the Rajdhani Express at Banstala on October 27, and it's easy to see why both the state government and the Centre are perceiving this as a growing threat.
In fact, since the start of the joint operations, Maoists have killed as many as 114 people including 12 Jharkhand Party, two Trinamool Congress leaders; most of the victims were CPM leaders and workers.
Interestingly, the six additional companies of forces reached Lalgarh on the first anniversary of the alleged torture on tribal women by police at Chhoto Pelia, Lalgarh after a blast near the chief minister's convoy on November 2 that year.
Residents of Chhoto Pelia, Boro Pelia, Dalilpur, Kantapahari and Narcha started road blockades and later formed the People's Committee against Police Atrocities.
Two weeks later, the administration arranged treatment for the injured women, of whom Chhitamoni Murmu had already lost an eye. Three months later, the state government announced Rs 50,000 for Murmu and Rs 25,000 for the others.
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