Framing intellectuals in ‘Modi attack plot’ is ‘biggest fraud on people’: Maoists
6 years, 3 months ago

Framing intellectuals in ‘Modi attack plot’ is ‘biggest fraud on people’: Maoists

The Hindu  

The Communist Party of India on Tuesday said rights activists like Varavara Rao, Sudha Bharadwaj and others who were recently arrested by the Pune police for allegedly conspiring to kill Prime Minister Narendra Modi had no connection with it. In a statement, the CPI Central Committee member described the implication of intellectuals like Varavara Rao and others in a ‘concocted’ plot to kill Mr. Modi as the ‘biggest fraud thrust upon people of the country’. The police claimed that they recovered some incriminating letters from the laptops of Rona Wilson and others and they all joined hands with the Maoists to get Mr. Modi killed, the letter said. Stating that Mr. Modi’s poll promises of eradicating corruption and doubling income of farmers fell flat, the Maoists said his favouritism, crony capitalism and corruption involving Ambanis, Adanis, Modis and Mallyas stood exposed.

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A political scandal raises questions about Modi and India's democracy : Up First from NPR : NPR
7 months, 2 weeks ago

A political scandal raises questions about Modi and India's democracy : Up First from NPR : NPR

NPR  

The Sunday Story: An Indian Political Scandal Enlarge this image toggle caption Screenshot by NPR/Mojo Story/Rafiq Maqbool/AP Screenshot by NPR/Mojo Story/Rafiq Maqbool/AP Starting in 2018, sixteen people were arrested in India for allegedly plotting to assassinate Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The evidence against them, discovered on their electronic devices, appears damning: minutes of terror cell meetings, emails to banned Maoist …

Mohan Guruswamy | Maoism or Modism: The perils of personality cult
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Mohan Guruswamy | Maoism or Modism: The perils of personality cult

Deccan Chronicle  

The outpouring of outrage over the arrest of “Urban Maoists” on patently spurious charges reminds me about what that greatdarling of the radical chic — Chairman Mao Zedong — thought of chattering guerrillas. Mao had become an emperor who could even threaten to make war on the Communist Party, as he did in 1962 when the party leadership criticised the …

Letter sent to Kozhikode District Collector in Maoists’ name found fake
1 year, 1 month ago

Letter sent to Kozhikode District Collector in Maoists’ name found fake

The Hindu  

A preliminary investigation by the Nadakkavu police has confirmed that a threatening letter sent in the name of Communist Party of India to District Collector Snehil Kumar Singh was fake. According to the police, the letter was sent by someone with an intention to create fear in the name of Maoists. The sender had also referred to the name of …

Harish Rao's Supporters Suspect Conspiracy behind Mynampally Attack
1 year, 4 months ago

Harish Rao's Supporters Suspect Conspiracy behind Mynampally Attack

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Supporters of minister T. Harish Rao suspect a larger conspiracy behind Mynampally Hanumantha Rao’s outburst, with internal discussions among them indicating doubts over how the party leadership dealt with the issue. Rama Rao, who is away in the US, made a social media post on Monday evening supporting Harish and strongly condemning the derogatory remarks made by Hanumantha Rao. …

Police crack Maoist's letter case in Jagtial, 2 held
1 year, 8 months ago

Police crack Maoist's letter case in Jagtial, 2 held

Deccan Chronicle  

WARANGAL: The police officials busted the case, which created a sensation in the district regarding the issuing of letters to the public representatives and various officials of Beerpur mandal in the name of a banned Maoist organisation, and arrested two persons along with seizing a computer, colour printer, and letters from their possession here in Jagtial district on Monday. After …

BBC documentary on PM Modi is conspiracy against India: Goa Governor Sreedharan Pillai
1 year, 11 months ago

BBC documentary on PM Modi is conspiracy against India: Goa Governor Sreedharan Pillai

The Hindu  

A BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the 2002 Gujarat riots that has sparked controversy is a “conspiracy” against India, said Goa Governor P. S. Sreedharan Pillai on January 26. The “character assassination of the Prime Minister” amounts to an onslaught, insult and a malicious act against the country, said the Governor during his address after inspecting a …

Elgar Case: Accused Wanted to Create Unrest in Country, Overthrow Modi Govt, Says Court Citing Letter
2 years, 10 months ago

Elgar Case: Accused Wanted to Create Unrest in Country, Overthrow Modi Govt, Says Court Citing Letter

News 18  

A special court here has denied bail to three persons accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, saying that the material on record suggests that the trio, along with other members of the CPI, a banned organisation, hatched a "serious conspiracy" to create unrest in the country and to overthrow the Modi government. A letter placed on record prima facie …

Pune police to seek FBI's help in Elgar Parishad case
5 years ago

Pune police to seek FBI's help in Elgar Parishad case

India TV News  

Pune police may seek Federal Bureau of Investigation help to retrieve information from a computer disc that was seized in August 2018 from one of the accused in the Elgar Parishad case last year. After a go ahead from the Union Home Ministry, a two-member Pune police team comprising of a cop and forensic expert will take the disc to …

Bhima Koregaon case: Maharashtra Police tells Bombay High Court that activists were mobilising Dalits to 'overthrow govt'
5 years, 10 months ago

Bhima Koregaon case: Maharashtra Police tells Bombay High Court that activists were mobilising Dalits to 'overthrow govt'

Firstpost  

Apart from Arun Ferriera, the police earlier arrested eight other activists, including Vernon Gonsalves, Sudha Bharadwaj, P Varavara Rao, Gautam Navlakha and Anand Teltumbde in connection with the Bhima Koregaon clashes Mumbai: Maharashtra Police on Wednesday told the Bombay High Court that activists arrested in connection with the Koregaon-Bhima violence and Maoist links were mobilising Dalits to achieve the motive …

Bhima Koregaon arrests: Maharashtra Police files affidavit in SC, says it has sufficient evidence to establish Maoist links
6 years, 4 months ago

Bhima Koregaon arrests: Maharashtra Police files affidavit in SC, says it has sufficient evidence to establish Maoist links

Firstpost  

The Maharashtra government filed a counter affidavit in Supreme Court regarding the arrests of five activists in connection with the Bhima Koregaon violence. The Maharashtra police on Wednesday filed a counter affidavit in the Supreme Court regarding the arrest of activists in connection with the Bhima-Koregaon violence case, reports said. The five rights activists were not arrested for their dissenting …

5 activists arrested for Maoist links, not for expressing 'dissent': Maharashtra Police to Supreme Court
6 years, 4 months ago

5 activists arrested for Maoist links, not for expressing 'dissent': Maharashtra Police to Supreme Court

India TV News  

The Maharashtra Police on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that the five rights activists arrested in raids last month from across the country had links with Maoists. The Maharashtra Police categorically told the top court that the activists were arrested for their Maoist links and not for expressing 'dissent'. The Maharashtra Police had on August 28 raided the homes of …

Bhima Koregaon violence: Maoists were conspiring to overthrow 'established govt' by disturbing law and order, says Maharashtra police
6 years, 4 months ago

Bhima Koregaon violence: Maoists were conspiring to overthrow 'established govt' by disturbing law and order, says Maharashtra police

India TV News  

Justifying the arrest of five activists in connection with Bhima Koregaon violence, the Maharashtra Police on Friday claimed that they were all associated with Maoists who hatched the conspiracy for the violence that took place in January this year. Talking to media persons, Maharashtra Police ADG Param Bir Singh said that there is clear evidence to establish the arrested person’s …

Activists’ arrest: They were conspiring against govt., says Pune police
6 years, 4 months ago

Activists’ arrest: They were conspiring against govt., says Pune police

The Hindu  

The evidence found by the Pune police against the five activists arrested on Tuesday indicates that they were conspiring against the government, long before the Elgar Parishad was held. “The evidence found pointed to the involvement of the Kabir Kala Manch and the accused in the mobilisation of funds provided by the CPI for inciting the masses against the administration …

Activists arrest: Pune court orders police to comply with Supreme Court direction
6 years, 4 months ago

Activists arrest: Pune court orders police to comply with Supreme Court direction

The Hindu  

The sessions court at Shivaji Nagar here on Wednesday directed the Pune police to place under “house arrest” three of the alleged “urban Maoists” arrested on Tuesday, following a Supreme Court order. Arun Ferreira, Vernon Gonsalves and Varavara Rao were produced in the Pune court, where police sought 15-day custody for further interrogation. Accusing the three of waging war against …

Activists, intellectuals condemn arrests of Varavara Rao, Navlakha, Gonsalves, Bhardwaj
6 years, 4 months ago

Activists, intellectuals condemn arrests of Varavara Rao, Navlakha, Gonsalves, Bhardwaj

The Hindu  

Activists and public intellectuals have released a statement condemning the arrests of Dalit and human rights activists across India. The arrests of prominent activists and intellectuals Sudha Bharadwaj, Vernon Gonsalves, Gautam Navlakha, Varavara Rao, Arun Ferreira, Kranthi Tekula and others, are nothing but an attempt by the government to strike terror among those who are fighting for justice for the …

Maoist ideologue Varavara Rao arrested for involvement in plot to assassinate PM Modi
6 years, 4 months ago

Maoist ideologue Varavara Rao arrested for involvement in plot to assassinate PM Modi

India TV News  

The Maharashtra Police on Tuesday arrested Maoist ideologue Varavara Rao here for his alleged involvement in a plot to assassinate Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his family members said. A police team from Pune arrested the revolutionary writer after searching his house and the houses of his family members and friends including a journalist. In June, police in Pune had allegedly …

Massive crackdown on Urban Naxals, raids conducted at several locations across India, arrests made
6 years, 4 months ago

Massive crackdown on Urban Naxals, raids conducted at several locations across India, arrests made

Op India  

In a massive crackdown on ‘Urban Naxals’, Pune Police has conducted raids at least 8 locations in 5 states across the country in connection with alleged Maoist links to a plot to assassinate Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the violence at Bhima Koregaon. Can cops unravel the plot?#MaoistCrackdown pic.twitter.com/pFuAhZXDKA — TIMES NOW August 28, 2018 Shivaji Bodkhe, Joint Commissioner of …

Raids in 5 states in connection with Maoist plot to assassinate PM Modi
6 years, 4 months ago

Raids in 5 states in connection with Maoist plot to assassinate PM Modi

India Today  

Synchronised raids were conducted today at eight locations across five states in connection with an alleged plot by the Maoist extremists to assassinate Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In the latest series of raids, police searched houses of a well-known revolutionary writer and Maoist ideologue Varavara Rao and his daughter in Pune. More inputs from Saurabh Vaktania and Divyesh Singh: Poet …

India: Outrage after activists arrested over alleged Maoist links
6 years, 4 months ago

India: Outrage after activists arrested over alleged Maoist links

Al Jazeera  

Five left-wing activists arrested in multi-city raids accused of triggering caste violence near Pune last year. “These persons have been arrested for their Maoist links,” Shivaji Bodakhe, joint commissioner of Pune police in western Maharashtra state, told AFP news agency, without giving further details. ‘Atmosphere of fear’ The crackdown was condemned by lawyers, academics, authors and rights watchdogs, with government …

Arrested ‘Urban Maoists’ planned event at JNU to instigate students to join the left wing terrorists : Pune Police
6 years, 7 months ago

Arrested ‘Urban Maoists’ planned event at JNU to instigate students to join the left wing terrorists : Pune Police

Op India  

The Pune police on Tuesday told a Maharashtra sessions court that the five arrested ‘Urban Maoists’ had planned an event at the Jawaharlal Nehru University in memory of dead Naxal leader Naveen Babu, Times of India has reported. As per the district prosecutor – Ujjwala Pawar, the accused were operating under direct instructions from the CPI, to “instigate, provoke and …

Why the Case for Arresting Activists for “Maoist Ties” Is So Weak
6 years, 7 months ago

Why the Case for Arresting Activists for “Maoist Ties” Is So Weak

The Quint  

“Intent to strike terror in the people of India” “Intent to threaten the unity, integrity, security, economic security, or sovereignty of India” Raising funds “knowing that such funds are likely to be used by a terrorist organisation to commit a terrorist act.” These are elements of some of the charges that have been slapped against a professor, a lawyer who …

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