New Delhi, June 30: Criticising the CPI-M led government in West Bengal for its handling of the Maoist problem in Lalgarh, JMM leader Shibu Soren today termed the operations as a “plan to kill innocent tribals.”
The tribal leader, whose party is an ally of the ruling UPA at Centre, also felt that the Central government’s decision to ban CPI-Maoist and declare it a terrorist outfit would not serve any purpose.
“This problem is neither going to be solved with lathis and guns nor would banning it solve the issue. What will you do when the unemployed take to arms and come to streets, the problem needs a different approach,” Soren told PTI.
Faulting the CPI-M’s line of action over the issue, Soren said, “CPI-M pretends to be the messiah of the poor to take their votes but innocent tribals living in forests are being harassed in West Bengal.
–PTI