OPDR seeks release of CPI (M-L) leader

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OPDR seeks release of CPI (M-L) leader


Staff Reporter
BHUBANESWAR: In an interesting twist to the arrest of CPI (M-L) leader Tapan Mishra who was ‘branded’ as a naxalite, Andhra Pradesh-based Organisation for the Protection of Democratic Rights (OPDR) here on Tuesday claimed that Koraput Superintendent of Police had given permission to Mishra to go to Narayanpatna blcok.
Reacting sharply to the arrest of the CPI (M-L) leader, OPDR general secretary S.N. Murthy said: “we had sought permission of Koraput SP for conveying people that they could harvest their crop.
The district police chief readily agreed to our request. Accordingly, OPDR deputed Padmanabha Sahu and Tapan Mishra to proceed to the village.”
“This is enough to show that the above mentioned two persons have nothing to do with Maoists.
Yet the both were arrested, tortured and abused by SP, Vizianagaram, and SP, Koraput was informed of the deputation of the above two by OPDR through SMS (as he was not responding to the phone call,” Mr. Murthy said.
He said instead of releasing the two persons they were remanded to judicial custody after being implicated in false cases. Both the persons should be immediately released, OPDR leaders demanded.
Making an observation on land struggle in Narayanpatna, two-member fact-finding team of OPDR said tribals had achieved successful seizure and distribution of land among themselves which was rightly, justly and legally belonging to them.


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