Urban Maoist Fakery
South Asia Intelligence Review / By Ajai Sahni
The unfolding of the alleged ‘urban Maoist conspiracy’ is, at once, both tragedy and farce, exposing the utter collapse of standards in policing and governance.
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From ‘tukde tukde gang’ to ‘urban Naxal’: How media trials enable the government to stifle dissent
Scroll.in / By Shoaib Daniyal
Some TV news channels, it seems, cannot stop inventing and circulating bogeys to target people seen as opposing the incumbent dispensation.
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Why Are So Many ‘Urban Maoists’ Surfacing All of a Sudden?
The Wire / By Nandini Sundar
The aim is to silence those who have raised their voice against the abuse of state power and to warn others against opening their mouths.
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From Naxal Links to Modi Assassination Plot, Pune Police’s Theories Branch Out
The Wire / By Varsha Torgalkar
The five activists who have been arrested are to be held in police custody for seven days even as questions arise over a letter containing all the details of several plots that allegedly ties them to the banned CPI (Maoist) group.
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