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| Nepal's Maoist leader speaks to Al Jazeera - 09 April 08 |
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It's supposed to be the chance for a fresh
start.
After a decade of fighting between Maoist
rebels and government forces - Nepalese
themselves will get to choose who should run
their country and how.
But already, clashes between different
parties and police have left several dead and
dozens injured.
A curfew has been called on the west of the
country and voting there put on hold.
Tags : Al Jazeera English Maoist leader Prachanda Nepal Kathmandu |
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| Maoist Fear Forces No Frills Marriages in Eastern India. |
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ANCHOR:
The fear of Maoists in India's northeastern
city of Gaya is forcing the locals to perform
marriages without any ostentation. Only
garlands are being exchanged in temple
courtyards nowadays.
STORY:
Indians are used to grandiose marriage
celebrations. Without any exaggeration, they
invite almost the entire neighborhood on the
occasion. But people in the Maoist infested
region of eastern Bihar are forced to
restrict the marriage celebrations to the
courtyards of the temples.
[Yugal Singh, Local Resident]:
"We are scared that the Maoists will spoil
our celebrations. They have a tendency of
taking away our belongings, snatching our
valuables and hurting us. They attack such
huge gatherings."
While the young couples are disappointed, the
elderly consider it a blessing in disguise.
[Raghunandan Sharma, Local Marriage
Participant]:
"We feel that this is a better way of
celebrating and also a more
economical way. But yea, the fear of Maoists
is there and they do disrupt our
celebrations and exert pressure on us to stop
such celebrations."
People are also starting to take part in mass
marriages so that they stay in a group.
The Maoists say they are fighting for the
rights of poor peasants and
landless laborers, But they routinely call
strikes, attack government property, and
target local politicians.
Their influence now stretches across large
parts of rural eastern, central and southern
India.
Thousands of people have been killed since
the Maoists began their
insurgency in the late 1960s.
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| Deadly Maoist Attack on Railway Station |
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ANCHOR:
Five police personnel and a railway porter
were killed when about 200-armed Maoists in a
surprise attack stormed a major rail junction
Sunday. Here's more from the east Indian city
of Bihar.
STORY:
The Maoists stormed Jhajha railway station on
the New Delhi-Howrah line in the Jamui
district at around 5 a.m. They blew up the
railway police station with dynamite. They
also looted a huge cache of arms and
ammunition from the railway police station.
[Ashok Mandal, Government Railway Police]:
"There were around 150 to 200. They started
firing indiscriminately. People were forced
to leave the junction. Three policemen, one
porter and two Special Auxiliary Police (SAP)
officials were killed. They looted all things
belonging to the Government Railway Police
(GRP)."
The superintendent of police says that the
investigations are on. He added that the
officials at the railway junction were not
ready for the attack of such magnitude.
The attack brought the rail traffic to a halt
and several important trains including the
Rajdhani Express were held up at different
points as a security measure.
The Maoists operate out of jungle bases
across 13 Indian states running up the
eastern sections of the country.
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| India Beefs Up Security Ahead Nepal-Maoist Elections |
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ANCHOR:
Elections are coming up for Nepal, where
Maoist rebels will now be running for office.
This comes after years of violence caused by
the rebels. In preparation for any problems
during the elections, Indian authorities are
beefing up security along the Indo-Nepal
border in India's northern Uttar Pradesh.
STORY:
The government in Nepal and Maoist rebels
have set April 10 for elections. The new
national assembly is expected to create a new
constitution and formally declare an end to
the nearly 240-year-old monarchy.
According to India's Shashastra Seema Bal
(SSB), security has been beefed up and
precautionary steps are being taken to ensure
peaceful elections in Nepal.
Gopal Sharma, SSB]:
"Before the elections, the border posts will
be put on high alert. We would ensure that
elections are carried out peacefully and
there is no effect on the Indian side."
Special camps are also being organized to
train the security forces to cope with any
violent incidents between the Maoists and
government forces.
The vote is the centerpiece of the 2006 peace
deal with the Maoists, allowing the Maoist
rebels to take part in elections.
After a peace deal reached last November the
elections in the Himalayan nation were
earlier scheduled for Nov 22 but were
postponed as the Maoists quit the interim
government. That plunged Nepal into a crisis
which was subsequently resolved.
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