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Police, naxals engage in poster war

KORAPUT: Police and naxalites in Koraput district engage in poster war against each other in the naxal- affected regions of Narayanapatna, Bandhugaon, Pottangi and Nandapur blocks.

While it has been the practice of naxalites to stage street plays, hold meetings and sing revolutionary songs for the last many years to attract people, now the district police have also come up with a similar strategy to highlight the welfare programmes of the government. The police already organised eight special camps in district during the last month, according to Deepak Kumar, SP of Koraput.

The camps were conducted to address people’s issues. Efforts were made to reach out to people through cultural programmes, community feast and medical camps.

Enthused by the overwhelming response from people in the region, the district police has come out with posters and leaflets written in Kuvi language, the prime medium of communication for most of the tribals from Kondh community living in the naxal-affected regions. This idea has also been adopted from naxalites.

The naxalites for the first time used Kuvi language written in Oriya dialect asking people to support them.

While most of the posters and leaflets displayed and distributed by naxalites asked traders, contractors and oppressors to stop their alleged anti-tribal activities. In some posters, naxalites invited people to join their mission or to extend support to them.

In contrary, the posters and leaflets distributed by the police laid focus on the programmes and policies of the government.

Further, the police in their leaflets have asked people to think of the activities of naxalites.

The police in the posters, allege use of arms and ammunition by naxalites for anti-national activities.

While the posters and leaflets of naxalites are handmade and handwritten, the posters of the police are attractive and printed with clear letters .

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