From Redspark:
Statement
by Jagabandhu, Spokesperson, CPI (Maoist), Andhra–Odisha Border Special Zonal
Committee
(This is an English translation of the statement, read
out in Telugu over a phone call to media on Thursday. This translation follows
the full text in print appeared on the
website www.virasam.org)
The statements released by
police officers till now on the joint attack by Andhra and Odisha police on our
camp near Ramaguda village in Malkangiri district in Odisha on October 24 and
the massacre of 31 of our comrades, are misleading people as they are
completely different from what actually happened there. There is some delay on
our part in sharing the facts with people as we are completely encircled by
police.
What actually happened was, our
squad reached Ramaguda village on October 23 morning and camped there. We slept
near the village that night also. In the early morning next day, people saw
police coming towards our camp and tried to inform us but the police arrested
them and prevented the information reaching us. While we were having our
roll-call around 6 in the morning, the police came very close to our camp from
two sides. Our PLGA became alert immediately and began firing. Some unarmed
Adivasi youngsters, both men and women, from the neighbouring villages, who
were with us at that time started to run towards a nearby village. The police
shot indiscriminately at those who were running away and also the Adivasis who
were fishing in the rivulet adjacent to our camp and killed some. Many of the
Adivasis were injured in the firing and some of them were arrested alive. Our
squad safely retreated from the camp, under resistance. We did not suffer any
physical loss at the camp.
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