Dhruv Katoch analyses the recent attacks by the Maoists Much has been written and said about the Maoist ambush on 25 May at Km 43 in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar Division, which eliminated a large part of the Congress Party’s state leadership. Among the 31 people killed were the state Congress President, Nand Kumar Patel, his son Dinesh and some present and former MLAs. Amongst these was Mahendra Karma, a powerful tribal leader form Bastar who had founded the Salwa Judum movement. VC Shukla, a former union minister was seriously injured and succumbed to his injuries 16 days later on 11 June 2011. The tragedy however leaves many important questions unanswered, primarily because the questions were not asked or if asked were suppressed. claws.in/Massacre-at-km-43--The-Unanswered-questions-Dhruv-Katoch.html
Posted on: Wed, 26 Jun 2013 07:10:56 +0000
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