‘Military chief’ Damodar succeeds Haribhushan

The premature demise of Yaapa Narayana, common as Haribhushan, Central Committee member and State Secretary for outlawed CPI (Maoist) has dealt a physique blow to the underground motion however the social gathering management has rapidly recognized his successor in Damodar alias Bade Chokka Rao, who’s the presently army commander.

The state police significantly the Special Intelligence Branch are intently monitoring the rising scenario. Police are evaluating the management kinds of the departed naxalite and Damodar. In phrases of management, the current army chief Damodar will probably be main the drive. “We have done a quick SWOT analysis. We are reworking our strategies, evolving them as new perceptions come in,” he stated.

A high police official stated:“while Haribhushan was strategically pragmatic, Damodar is handicapped by analytical thinking. But, his strength is logistical prowess and quick military action.” A local of Tadvai in Mulugu district, 45-year-old Damodar was an in depth affiliate of Haribhushan and deliberate a number of naxal operations and cadre recruitments in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. The police are anticipating that being a bit aggressive, Damodar may attempt to commit some offences within the State. Even he was contaminated with COVID .

“Now, with the death of their long-standing leader, the entire movement is in a state of shock. Many of them have tested COVID- positive and the senior leadership is violating human rights by not allowing them to come out of the jungle for better medical assistance and save their lives,” Bhadadri-Kothagudem Superintendent of Police Sunil Dutt stated.

Mr. Dutt has blamed that Central Committee members and different senior leaders for the loss of life of Haribhushan, Madhukar and lots of Maoists.

According to police, the State nonetheless has 139 Maoists working from hideouts in Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra.The intelligence inputs gathered from a number of sources made the police assess that there was not any formidable management for the Telangana State within the Maoist outfit, the size of energy and penetration loved by the management of Haribhushan. “We have grown from strength to strength in tackling Maoist offences. Gradually, we have enfeebled them,” stated a high police officer .

When requested in the event that they had been anticipating extra aggressive motion from Maoists beneath Damodar, the officer stated there was no motion after two Maoists had been killed in an trade of fireplace in Kumaram Bheem-Asifabad (district), September final. “Now, they don’t have any ground in Telangana. Our inputs suggest that Damodar might just fail to influence the cadre,” he stated.

What distinguishes Haribhushan, who was at high for greater than twenty years? A surrendered Maoist stated, “Comrade Haribhushan had a mesmerising quality and a sharp wit. Whoever listens to him once cannot escape his spell, and inevitably joins the rank of Maoists. His understanding of social issues and knowledge of tribal deprivation was unparalleled, and his fight against the system sprung from his deep-rooted convictions.” He stated Haribhushan was among the many only a few Maoists who rose by the ranks from the Koya group.