In order to mark tenth establishment anniversary of ‘Peoples’ liberation Guerrilla Army’ (PlGA), the CPI (Maoists) are observing PlGA week from December 2 to 11. It was on December 2, 2000 that the CPI-Ml (People’s War Group) founded its guerrilla army in the jungles of Bihar and Jharkhand which merged with the Maoist Communist Centre in September 2004 and became an integral armed force of the newly formed CPI (Maoist).
The state police keeping the assembly election and recent incident of Chhattisgarh in mind, security apparatus in the state have been put on high alert. The state police are also concerned about the places where first phase of polls are over and security has been withdrawn after peaceful conduct of Assembly elections.
The Police are largely relying on the intelligence inputs, particularly for the Railways, which often proves to be a soft target for the Maoists. According to the sources in the police department, the Maoists are now targeting schools, Panchayat buildings as well as community centers for recruiting new cadres, where more and more youths could be found easily.
“These government places are now being used by the Maoists for holding ‘Jan Faisla’ another form of ‘Jan Adalat,” said the source.
The SP Palamu Patel Mayur K lal confirming that the Maoists are holding PlGA anniversary in Palamu. “Harihurganj and Naudeeha blocks are the ones where the Maoists are having put such posters and officials have been asked to be extra vigilant in those areas,” said the SP.
Harihurganj had hit the headlines on November 25, during first phase of Assemblyh elections in the state after the recovery of fake land mines which were later diffused by the security forces.
During the period, cultural programmes, discussions, road shows and military parade has to be organised by the party's core military group as well as the frontal organizations in the five states.