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Fwd: [ MAOIST_REVOLUTION ] CPI(Maoist) Calls for Bandh in 6 States against Indian Repression in Kashmir

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[Wikipedia: "Bandh (Hindi: बंद), originally a Hindi word meaning 'closed', is a form of protest used by political activists in some countries like India and Nepal. During a Bandh, a political party or a community declares a general strike. Often Bandh means that the community or political party declaring a Bandh expect the general public to stay in their homes and strike work. The main affected are shopkeepers who are expected to keep their shops closed and the public transport operators of buses and cabs are supposed to stay off the road and not carry any passengers. There have been instances of large metro cities coming to a standstill. Bandhs are powerful means for civil disobedience. Because of the huge impact that a Bandh has on the local community, it is much feared as a tool of protest."]

Maoists support Kashmiris, call strike
Times of India, September 27, 2010

NEW DELHI: In an attempt to show solidarity with protesting Kashmiris who have been demanding "azadi" and attacking security forces, Maoists have called for a 24-hour bandh in six states on September 30.

In a statement dated September 23, the CPI (Maoist) said September 30 will be observed as a bandh in six states — Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh and Orissa — and also in Gadchiroli, Gondia and Chandrapur districts of Maharashtra and Balaghat in Madhya Pradesh in protest "against the killing of Kashmiri youth by security forces since June 11″.

The statement was issued by Abhay, spokesperson of the central committee, and Anand, central regional bureau spokesperson. The party said there would be a "closedown of all rail and road traffic, banks, government and private offices, industries, educational institutions and business establishments". "We are excluding essential services like hospitals and other services from this bandh call," the statement said.

The statement justified the stone-pelting in Kashmir and called it democratic. It has been a Maoist strategy to join forces with all manner of protests, particularly if they are directed against the state.

In their attempt to gain support from Kashmiris, the party demanded "immediate end to massacres by Indian armed forces in Kashmir, withdrawal of military and paramilitary forces, repeal of AFSPA, plebiscite for Kashmiris and release of all political prisoners".

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Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (R) welcomes CPI(Maoist) measure

Rising Kashmir News — http://www.risingkashmir.com/news/jklfr-welcomes-cpim-measure-1882.aspx

Srinagar, Sept 28: Chairman, JKLF(R), Farooq Ahmad Dar welcomed the CPI (Maoist) initiative to observe a strike in six Indian states to mark solidarity with Kashmiris against the killings and human rights violation. This was stated in a press statement issued here by the Front on Tuesday.

Dar denounced the "false" reports of government which claimed 80% attendance in schools and colleges as a method to divert the attention from the real dispute. "Government has failed to suppress the ongoing freedom movement and now is using students as weapon to counter the ongoing struggle," Dar said.

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http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article797402.ece

CPI (Maoist) calls bandh in six States
Jagdalpur, September 26, 2010

Aman Sethi

The Communist Party of India (Maoist) has called a 24-hour lockdown on September 30 in Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Orissa, West Bengal and Jharkhand to protest the death of more than 100 civilians in Jammu and Kashmir since June.

The lockdown shall also be enforced in the districts of Gadchiroli, Gondia and Chandrapur in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh's Balaghat district.

Even as Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram unveiled an eight-point initiative to defuse the unrest in the Kashmir valley, a statement issued by Anand, secretary, central regional bureau of the CPI (Maoist) and Abhay, spokesperson for the CPI (Maoist) central committee expressed support for, what he called, "the just struggle in Kashmir."

The last three months have witnessed increasing violence in Kashmir as stone-pelting youth clashed with security forces and local police who retaliated with live ammunition.

In a telephonic conversation with this correspondent, Dandakaranya special zonal committee spokesperson Gudsa Usendi said, "The Centre should stop the massacre of innocent civilians in Kashmir."

"The CPI (Maoist) also calls for withdrawal of the paramilitary forces from Kashmir and a repeal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act."

The Maoists demanded that a plebiscite be held in Kashmir and all political prisoners released. "The Kashmiris should be allowed to decide their own future," said Usendi.

Mr. Chidambaram on Saturday said the Centre had advised Jammu and Kashmir to release all students detained for pelting stones at security forces and to review the deployment of security forces in Kashmir, but said the repeal of the AFSPA had not been discussed.