Paramilitary soldiers enter the police station at an area previously under the control of Maoist rebels, at Lalgarh, in West Midnapore, India, 20 Jun 2009
India Declares Maoists as Terrorists |
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India's government has declared the country's Maoist movement a terrorist organization. The action came after paramilitary forces were dispatched to the state of West Bengal to reclaim a rural town seized by armed guerrillas.
Steve Herman | VOA News | Published: 06/23/2009 04:28
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The move by India's central government, formally banning the Maoist faction of the Communist Party of India, allows for authorities to arrest any of its cadres or those deemed as sympathizers.
Home Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram, noting the Maoist group was formed by the merger in 2004 of a pair of outlawed organizations, said the amendment to the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act removes any question about the legal status of the violent group which is active in the eastern part of the country.
"It was always a terrorist organization. Today any ambiguity has been removed. It is a terrorist organization," he declared.
The Maoists are not to be confused with the non-violent Marxists, who run the governments of three Indian states: Kerala, Tripura and West Bengal.
Home Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram, noting the Maoist group was formed by the merger in 2004 of a pair of outlawed organizations, said the amendment to the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act removes any question about the legal status of the violent group which is active in the eastern part of the country.
"It was always a terrorist organization. Today any ambiguity has been removed. It is a terrorist organization," he declared.
The Maoists are not to be confused with the non-violent Marxists, who run the governments of three Indian states: Kerala, Tripura and West Bengal.
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