Lalgarh tribals still wait for apology,ready for second round of protests

“The CPM government,along with the police,is threatening us constantly to give up our agitations. They are oppressing us in every possible way. We have decided to carry on our mass movement in a bigger and organised manner,” he added.

Mahato said the district committees will be organising rallies and protest meetings all over the state to make people aware of the issues.

He further said these district committees will form a central committee of the adivasis by February,which will further decide on the next course of action. Till then the movements will carry on and if the situation demands the leader also threatened of road blockades and felling of trees again.

Social activist Mahasweta Devi showed her solidarity with the movement started by the tribals. She said the protests were an outburst against the age-old oppression by the ruling political party.

She also condemned the murder of an action squad committee member of the Maoists,Nirmal Sardar (40),near Talpukura village and alleged abduction of another activist Himadri Mahato. She accused the CPM government of trying to create opposition committees to counter the protests of the tribals.