Naxal breakaway group threatens panchayat candidates in Jharkhand

Aloka is reporting from Torpa village in Khunti district of Jharkhand where a breakaway Naxal group PLFI ( Peoples Liberation Front of India) is threatening candidates of Adivasi and Moolvasi Astitva raksha manch candidates to not stand in the upcoming Panchayat elections. But in a meeting today the village women has decided to not pay heed to the threats and fight the elections. PLFI is a rival faction of the CPI Maoist

Posted on: Nov 23, 2010. Tags: Aloka

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