Maoist shutdown hits road links in Ranchi
August 4th, 2010 - 6:57 pm ICT by ANI
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Maoist shutdown hits road links in Ranchi
By Girija Shankar Ojha
Ranchi, Aug 4 (ANI): The two-day shutdown called
by Maoists affected surface transport movement in Ranchi, Jharkhand, on
Wednesday.
Normal life has remained affected due to the fear of Maoists, which led
vehicle-owners to avoid the usage of roads and national highways.
Trucks and buses plying through dense forests in the state have halted at
the outskirts of the Ranchi to avoid any incidence of violence.
“They (Maoists) burnt vehicles, who wants to get theirs burnt? They also
break the hands and legs of the driver, or maybe even kill him. So it is better
that we halt till the shutdown,” said Ramesh Yadav, a truck driver.
Maoists have called for the shutdown in five eastern and central provinces -
Jharkhand, Bihar, West Bengal, Orissa and Chhattisgarh - to protest the killing
of their leader Sidhu Soren by the security forces from August 3 to August 4.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called the Maoists India’s gravest internal
security threat. Last year was the worst ever for casualties at more than 1,000
deaths. (ANI)
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