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‘Maoist’ posters put up in capital

BHUBANESWAR: The city police were on their toes on Sunday when posters allegedly belonging to banned left wing extremist outfit CPI (Maoist) were detected on walls and culverts in a few residential areas of the city.

These posters threatened those who would support Viswa Hindu Parishad (VHP) with dire consequences. “Everybody in the country has the right to practise and preach their own religion. Nobody should come to obstruct the process,” the poster said. “Advisories and warnings” were written in Oriya language.

Posters were found in Rental Colony, Jagannath Vihar and Khandagiri area, city police said here.

Commissioner of Police Bijay Sharma said, “we have taken the matter very seriously. Seven posters have been seized. A formal case has been registered. Investigations are on to verify authenticity of the posters.”

According to local residents, miscreants who came in scooters had pasted the posters in walls. However, several top police officials termed the posters election “mischief”.

Last year the literature of CPI (Maoist) was found from the premises of Orissa High Court in Cuttack sending the police administration into a tizzy. Posters were also found in front of Ravenshaw University.

Although intelligence agencies have long been indicating that naxalite groups were strengthening base in urban areas, the issue has never been taken seriously. This was the first such occasion when posters purportedly bearing characteristic Maoist literature were found in Bhubaneswar.

Nayagarh, a district headquarter town, was reportedly raided by Maoist cadres early this year. It had marked first invasion of naxalite outfit into any coastal district.

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