The Campaign against Fabricated Cases, Odisha and the Political Prisoner Free Committee have provided support to all Maoist-linked under-trials who have been on fast-unto-death at various jails opposing delay in disposal of the cases.
According to the two forums, such under-trials like Kamalakant Sethi, Padmabati Tukruka (Sujata), Kishore Jena, Ashutosh Soren, Ranjita Sana, Rabi Dulal and D Keshab Rao have been staging fast-unto-death agitation since March 30. Similarly, Malati Majhi of Kandhamal, K Anita Majhi of Gajapati, Telem Soni and Kadam Bijal of Chhattisgarh and Kandra Dalbehera of Ganjam started agitation in Bhanjanagar on Friday. The under-trials have demanded for speeding of cases, stopping of filing of new chargesheets against them and political prisoner status them. While under-trials languishing in Jharpada Jail have sent their memorandum to the Chief Minister, Governor, High Court Chief Justice and the National Human Rights Commission, ones staying Bhanjnagar Sub-jail have conveyed their demands to jail Superintendent, and the Chief Judicial Magistrate, informed the forums.
Campaign Against Fabricated Cases’ convenor Narendra Mohanty and advisor Biswapriya Kanungo and Political Prisoner Free Committee’s president Banshidhar Das and member Rumita Kundu demanded that the under-trials’ legitimate demands be fulfilled soon.