Chhattisgarh Govt extends ban on CPI-Maoist, affiliates

RAIPUR: Chhattisgarh Government has extended by one more year the ban on top Naxal outfit CPI- Maoist and half a dozen organisations affiliated with it.

"The ban on CPI-Maoist and its six front organisations has been extended for another year," a Home Department official said here today.

The dreaded outfit, along with its affiliates, was first outlawed in the state in April 2006 under Section 3 of the Chhattisgarh Special Public Security Act, 2005. Since then the State Government has been extending the ban every year.

CPI-Maoist was formed nearly a decade ago after the merger of two groups -- CPI (ML) People's War and MCC. It is since then spearheading the Naxal movement.

The front organisations to face ban are Dandakaranya Adivasi Kisan Mazdoor Sangh, Krantikari Adivasi Mahila Sangh, Krantikari Adivasi Balak Sangh, Krantikari Kisan Committee, Mahila Mukti Manch and Jantana Sarkar, the official added.