PLGA prepares for armed struggle in Kerala-Karnataka & TN forests

In the recent months, therea have been several suspected incidents of Maoist attacks in North Kerala, particularly in Wayanad district.

The latest issue of Maoist mouthpiece “People’s March” said the armed wing of CPI (Maoist), the People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA), is bracing up for an armed struggle in the forest tri-junction of Kerala-Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.

In the recent months, there have been several suspected incidents of Maoist attacks in North Kerala, particularly in Wayanad district, which shares border with Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.

In a chapter dedicated for the activities in Kerala, People’s March says once the armed struggle starts, everything will be decided mainly through its development. It said three Maoist squads in the region have been striving to win over the oppressed mass and to consolidate them into people’s militia and mass organizations. The movement is trying to build basic party structure and carry out recruitment to the PLGA.

It said the mountain ranges of Banasura, Brahmagiri, and Vattappana, the evergreen forest cover and rocky hillocks make the PLGA movement a tough one, but the terrain leaves enough space for maneuvering. Even while six months of rainy season make life of the squad difficult, it helps mould the guerrillas to be strong enough to face any difficulty.

When the Kabani squad (allegedly operating in the forest tri-junction of Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka) went to the tribals, peasants and plantation workers, their initial doubts were soon overcome. People were excited after seeing the women comrades of Kabani squad in their olive green outfit and with their long rifles.

Their main query was about the life inside the forest, particularly in the rainy season, in an area full of blood thirsty leeches, and elephants. By interacting with the people in different areas, the PLGA have identified the main issues faced by them.

The mouthpiece said, ‘Kattu Thee’ (forest fire), the guerrilla bulletin of the squad, has become very popular. It covers the burning problems of the people and has created its own space in revolutionary propaganda. The article has repeated that the PLGA had owned up for the attack against the illegal.

It said that the government is trying its best to eliminate the PLGA squads moving in the tri-junction. But through their consistent work among the people, the squads are becoming more and more popular.

The pressing task is to take the movement into the next higher level in order to advance towards putting an end to the sufferings of the adivasis, landless and poor peasants, other peasant sections, plantation workers and other toiling masses, dalits, women and minorities, by destroying the existing state and building a new one which will establish the right of adivasis and people over water, land and forest.

Source:: Indian Express