‘Maoists must apologise for Niyamat murder'
Academics, social activists and students have expressed concern at the
failure of the CPI(Maoist) to apologise for the murder of MGNREGA
activist Niyamat Ansari. They have also criticised the Jharkhand
government for its failure to complete the probe into the murder and
give adequate compensation to his family.
In a statement issued on Saturday, 115 persons from a cross-section of
society said the Maoists had offered an apology in September for putting
up posters, threatening Aruna Roy, Jean Dreze, Gokul Vasant and Nandlal
Singh and members of the Gram Swaraj Abhiyan, but had not apologised
for the murder of Niyamat Ansari and their threat to his associate
Bhukan Singh.
Niyamat Ansari was killed in the Kope gram panchayat in Latehar district
in March, within days after he had exposed a Rs. 2.5-lakh scam
allegedly perpetrated by the BDO of Manika Block. In their fact-finding
report, Mr. Vasant and Mr. Singh had hinted at the possible involvement
of the Maoists, along with corrupt middlemen, illegal contractors and
forest officials, the statement said.
The Maoists had accused Ansari and Bhukan Singh of being “police
informants and cheating the local people of their forestland,” it said.
The statement said the Maoists had temporarily withdrawn the threat
issued to Bhukan Singh, but regretted the absence of any action against
its own member who had issued threats to Gokul Vasant and others for
condemning the murder of Niyamat Ansari.
Expressing concern that the Maoists had not made any attempt to prevent
their cadre from perpetrating crimes against those working for
transparency and accountability, the signatories also questioned their
political methods and ‘kangaroo' courts which showed no respect for laws
and jurisprudence. The Maoists must put an end to their practice of
settling political differences through violent means.
They also criticised the Jharkhand government for its failure to bring
to book those who were behind the killing and to protect workers at the
grassroots, demanding that it give adequa
‘Maoists must apologise for Niyamat murder'
Academics, social activists and students have expressed concern at the
failure of the CPI(Maoist) to apologise for the murder of MGNREGA
activist Niyamat Ansari. They have also criticised the Jharkhand
government for its failure to complete the probe into the murder and
give adequate compensation to his family.
In a statement issued on Saturday, 115 persons from a cross-section of
society said the Maoists had offered an apology in September for putting
up posters, threatening Aruna Roy, Jean Dreze, Gokul Vasant and Nandlal
Singh and members of the Gram Swaraj Abhiyan, but had not apologised
for the murder of Niyamat Ansari and their threat to his associate
Bhukan Singh.
Niyamat Ansari was killed in the Kope gram panchayat in Latehar district
in March, within days after he had exposed a Rs. 2.5-lakh scam
allegedly perpetrated by the BDO of Manika Block. In their fact-finding
report, Mr. Vasant and Mr. Singh had hinted at the possible involvement
of the Maoists, along with corrupt middlemen, illegal contractors and
forest officials, the statement said.
The Maoists had accused Ansari and Bhukan Singh of being “police
informants and cheating the local people of their forestland,” it said.
The statement said the Maoists had temporarily withdrawn the threat
issued to Bhukan Singh, but regretted the absence of any action against
its own member who had issued threats to Gokul Vasant and others for
condemning the murder of Niyamat Ansari.
Expressing concern that the Maoists had not made any attempt to prevent
their cadre from perpetrating crimes against those working for
transparency and accountability, the signatories also questioned their
political methods and ‘kangaroo' courts which showed no respect for laws
and jurisprudence. The Maoists must put an end to their practice of
settling political differences through violent means.
They also criticised the Jharkhand government for its failure to bring
to book those who were behind the killing and to protect workers at the
grassroots, demanding that it give adequate compensation and employment
to Niyamat Ansari's wife and sister.
The signatories include Jayati Ghosh, Xavier Dias, Ashish Ranjan, Himanshu, Nagraj Karkada, Satya Sivaraman and T.N. Gopalan.
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