A few days after 30 Maoists were gunned down in a joint operation of the Odisha and Andhra Pradesh police in the cutoff area of Malkangiri district on October 24, Red rebels on Wednesday held a Prajameli in the remote areas of Vishakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh bordering Odisha’s Malkangiri district.
Sources said hundreds of supporters of the Rayat Kuli Sangh organisation attended the meeting. They paid homage to the deceased Maoists and vowed to take on the State administrations. They condemned the action of the security personnel of both the States.
Meanwhile, Malkangiri SP Mitrabhanu Mohapatra asserted that security has been beefed up in the district mostly in the bordering areas.
“There is no need to be panic. As people’s support to Maoists is on the decline, the Maoists organised the rally against the Government after bringing together locals to generate a sense of fear among them,” said Mohapatra.
He said all the police posts in the district and anti-Maoist establishments have been asked to be extra vigilant. Combing operations have been intensified in border areas, added the SP.