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BL Vohra
Former DGP, Tripura
AN important news item this week about the proposed meeting of a tribal delegation with the CM and Governor of Chhattisgarh to lodge a protest against the establishment of a security camp near Silger in the state went almost unnoticed at the national level. Basically, the tribals have been put up as a front by the Maoists because they have been rattled by this new security camp; three of them were killed in firing from the camp when they attacked it on May 17. They don’t want such camps around to check their activities in the interior areas dominated by them.
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At a recent meeting chaired by Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla, it was conveyed to the telecom department in no uncertain terms that these mobile phone towers should remain active. Previously, a series of meetings were held on the matter.
ACLED Regional Overview – South Asia (17 - 23 April 2021)
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Last week in South Asia, Taliban militants took responsibility for a suicide bombing attack in Balochistan province in Pakistan. An Islamist party continued to demonstrate against France over caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad from November 2020, leading to clashes with the police. In India, Naxal-Maoists targeted civilians over their alleged cooperation with police and development activities. Electoral violence and political rival clashes continued in West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh states. Mob violence incidents were reported amid increasing coronavirus infections and lockdown measures in India. Finally, in Bangladesh, police killed at least seven workers demonstrating over labor issues at a power plant.