Maoists call 48-hour shutdown from May 21
May 17th, 2011 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANSRaipur, May 17 (IANS) The outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) Tuesday called for a 48-hour shutdown in seven states from May 21 to protest arrest of its three central committee members in Bihar.
In an unsigned statement sent to a few media outlets in its stronghold in Chhattisgarh, the outfit said it would enforce the shutdown in Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, West Bengal, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh besides Chhattisgarh in protest the arrest of its three senior leaders in Bihar.
The insurgents, based in large forested parts of eastern and central India, have sought unconditional immediate release of their three leaders.
- Maoist landmine blast kills five CRPF men in Chhattisgarh (Lead) - May 18, 2011
- Maoist shutdown hits iron ore shipment in Chhattisgarh - May 22, 2011
- Maoists shutdown hits life in Chhattisgarh interiors - May 21, 2011
- Security tightened ahead of Maoists' two-day shutdown - Jul 06, 2010
- Maoists call for another weeklong shutdown - Jul 25, 2011
- Maoists vow to avenge Azad's death - Jul 04, 2010
- Two killed in Chhattisgarh on Maoist stir's first day (Lead) - May 21, 2011
- Maoists call for 48-hour 'all India shutdown' over Azad's death - Jul 04, 2010
- Two 50-kg landmines recovered in Chhattisgarh - May 22, 2011
- Maoist-called shutdown hits life in Chhattisgarh - Dec 04, 2011
- Chhattisgarh on high alert after Kishanji's killing - Nov 25, 2011
- Maoists 'all India shutdown' begins amid tight security - Jul 07, 2010
- Maoists block highway, damage rail track in Chhattisgarh - Dec 05, 2011
- Maoists blast in tourist destination Chitrakot - Feb 07, 2011
- Maoist violence down, says Chidambaram - Jun 14, 2011
Tags: bihar, central committee members, central india, communist party of india, CPI, immediate release, insurgents, jharkhand, maharashtra, maoist, maoists, media outlets, orissa, raipur, stronghold, west bengal