KORAPUT: Disillusioned with the "excessive interference" of Maoists in their day by day existence, villagers of Kumbharput under Machkund police limits have vowed to not improve the rebels to any extent further.
Around 60 villagers of Kumbharput, about 60km from right here, reached the headquarters the city of Koraput and met the district superintendent of police Kanwar Vishal Singh on Thursday in this regard and expressed their willingness to cooperate with the administration in all building actions.
"We had supported the Maoists on a few occasions earlier out of a sense of fear and had served them food as well. We had also provided shelter to them, but gradually they started interfering in our family matters. We have now realized that Maoists are detrimental to development in the area," stated a middle-aged villager, inquiring for anonymity.
He added, "People don't join the Maoist movement willingly. They do so under pressure. However, this time we are determined and we have decided not to cooperate with the Maoists in the coming days. We will cooperate with the administration in development works at our village."
The villagers stated last month Maoist leaders like Aruna, Andru, Suresh and Chelapati of Nandapur Area Committee of the banned outfit had visited the village.
The rebels regularly discuss with the village and ask locals to place up Red posters and banners at quite a lot of places. However, on December 8 last, the Maoists reached the village, had food and proceeded to a nearby coffee plantation. There they assaulted a manager and threatened the landlord of dire penalties for allegedly exploiting the labourers. Following the incident, police had arrested four villagers on charges of being Maoist sympathizers and had forwarded them to court.
"Henceforth, the villagers will not cooperate with the Maoists," stated Ajay Pangi, a villager.
Sources stated any villager who tries to question the Maoists' behavior or elevate his voice is silenced without end. On some occasions, innocent people are killed by means of rebels in a merciless method, which contains stabbing and slitting of the sufferer's nerves and throat in front of others to instil a sense of fear in them.
Meanwhile, upbeat over the advance, which is a first-of-its-kind within the district, police are hopeful of increasingly more villagers turning against the Maoists within the coming days.
"There is a great difference between the Maoists' idealism and reality. People have started realizing that the Maoist movement is no Jan Andolan (people's movement)," the SP stated. He added, "It's a positive development and we are hopeful that with the cooperation of the masses, things will soon change for the better."
Asked about the conceivable risk that the villagers will face from the Maoists for revolting against them, the SP stated, "When an entire village revolts, the Maoists don't dare to target any single person. However, we will remain vigilant and the developments will be closely monitored."
Around 60 villagers of Kumbharput, about 60km from right here, reached the headquarters the city of Koraput and met the district superintendent of police Kanwar Vishal Singh on Thursday in this regard and expressed their willingness to cooperate with the administration in all building actions.
"We had supported the Maoists on a few occasions earlier out of a sense of fear and had served them food as well. We had also provided shelter to them, but gradually they started interfering in our family matters. We have now realized that Maoists are detrimental to development in the area," stated a middle-aged villager, inquiring for anonymity.
He added, "People don't join the Maoist movement willingly. They do so under pressure. However, this time we are determined and we have decided not to cooperate with the Maoists in the coming days. We will cooperate with the administration in development works at our village."
The villagers stated last month Maoist leaders like Aruna, Andru, Suresh and Chelapati of Nandapur Area Committee of the banned outfit had visited the village.
The rebels regularly discuss with the village and ask locals to place up Red posters and banners at quite a lot of places. However, on December 8 last, the Maoists reached the village, had food and proceeded to a nearby coffee plantation. There they assaulted a manager and threatened the landlord of dire penalties for allegedly exploiting the labourers. Following the incident, police had arrested four villagers on charges of being Maoist sympathizers and had forwarded them to court.
"Henceforth, the villagers will not cooperate with the Maoists," stated Ajay Pangi, a villager.
Sources stated any villager who tries to question the Maoists' behavior or elevate his voice is silenced without end. On some occasions, innocent people are killed by means of rebels in a merciless method, which contains stabbing and slitting of the sufferer's nerves and throat in front of others to instil a sense of fear in them.
Meanwhile, upbeat over the advance, which is a first-of-its-kind within the district, police are hopeful of increasingly more villagers turning against the Maoists within the coming days.
"There is a great difference between the Maoists' idealism and reality. People have started realizing that the Maoist movement is no Jan Andolan (people's movement)," the SP stated. He added, "It's a positive development and we are hopeful that with the cooperation of the masses, things will soon change for the better."
Asked about the conceivable risk that the villagers will face from the Maoists for revolting against them, the SP stated, "When an entire village revolts, the Maoists don't dare to target any single person. However, we will remain vigilant and the developments will be closely monitored."
Koraput villagers fed up with rebels' diktat
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