CPI (Maoist) Calls For Single Day Bandh In Mulugu And Jayashankar Bhupalpally Districts On July 29

Peddapalli District, July 26, 2024: The CPI (Maoist) on Friday called for a bandh in Mulugu and Jayashankar Bhupalpally districts on July 29 in protest against the alleged encounter at Damarathogu on Thursday.

In a statement circulated on social media, the CPI (Maoist) Jayashankar Bhupalpally-Mahabubabad-Warangal-Peddapalli (JMWP) division committee secretary, Comrade Venkatesh, alleged that a posse of police “surrounded” a sector and “opened fire unilaterally” on a Maoist dalam in Damarathogu-Rangapuram forest area on Thursday morning. “Comrade Nallamari Ashok (Vijender) died in the attack,” Comrade Venkatesh said.

‘The Congress, which came to power on the promise of protecting democracy, is now resorting to intimidation of civil rights activists and leaders of mass movements besides stepping up drone surveillance and search operations in the forest areas,” Comrade Venkatesh stated.

Source : https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/damarathogu-encounter-cpi-maoist-calls-for-bandh-in-jayashankar-bhupalpally-mulugu-districts-on-july-29/article68449868.ece