Guns to roses: Maoists lay down arms; vow to ‘work for and with people’

BASTAR: Wanted Maoist commandant Rupesh, alias Takkalapalli Vasudev Rao (Satish), pledged connected Friday to “work for and with the radical successful a law manner” arsenic helium led a radical of 210 PLGA fighters with a combined bounty of Rs 9 crore connected their heads successful Chhattisgarh’s largest wide surrender successful its past of Left-wing extremism.Representatives of Manjhi, Chalki and Aayta tribal communities welcomed the surrendering Maoists to the venue successful Jagdalpur with reddish roses, portion CM Vishnu Deo Sai termed the juncture “a historical day”. The group, 111 of them women, deposited a cache of 153 weapons that included AK-47s, SLRs, INSAS rifles and BGL launchers.CM Vishnu Deo Sai termed the juncture “a historical day”.“They are each our radical who were misled and person present reposed spot successful the Constitution and state’s rehabilitation policy. Those who killed, and others who got killed, were each radical of this soil. We decided that determination indispensable beryllium an extremity to this,” helium said. Chhattisgarh govt said each surrendered Maoists would person rehabilitation assistance, housing, and livelihood support.

They volition beryllium linked to accomplishment improvement and acquisition programmes to alteration dignified reintegration.