West Bengal, December 27: Maoists have given a 24-hour bandh call in five states on January 2 alleging that CPIM cadre on Saturday fired at a Christmas tribal fair near Lalgarh in West Midnapore district of West Bengal.
“Maoists has called the bandh on January 2 in West Bengal, Orissa, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Bihar to protest the unprovoked firing on villagers at Binpur,” Maoist leader Kishenji told. He claimed that two persons were killed and four others were injured in the firing at the fair.
District Magistrate, Narayan Swarup Nigam confirmed the firing, but it was yet to be ascertained, if there was any casualty. He said that four hardcore Maoists were arrested in this connection.A spokesman of People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) spearheading the campaign against alleged police action on villagers has given a 24-hour bandh call on Sunday in West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia districts ofWest Bengal to protest the “unprovoked firing” at the fair.
–Agencies