New Delhi, July 21: The outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist, CPI (Maoist), named a terror outfit by the Centre last month, has issued a threat to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress president Sonia Gandhi, according to reports.
The CPI(M) has dared Home Minister P Chidambaram to visit Jharkhand.
“Home minister P Chidambaram says the government will end Maoist movement in the country. His statement will remain a dream. It is not possible to end the movement… If Chidambaram has the courage, he should come to Jharkhand,” the CPI (Maoist) said in a press release issued late on Monday.
It also threatens Manmohan Singh and United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi.
“Both the PM and Sonia Gandhi will meet a fate like former prime minister, late Rajiv Gandhi,” said the release issued by Anup-ji, a member of the Jharkhand state central committee of the CPI (Maoist).
The CPI-Maoist, in the statement, has also threatened Congress leaders in Jharkhand, asking them to quit the party or face dire consequences.
“The CPI (Maoist) is desperate after it was termed as a terrorist outfit. It just wants to gain mileage by issuing such press releases,” a police official involved in anti-Maoist operation in Jharkhand said.
–Agencies