Lalgarh Violence

• Mamata criticises Maoists and cautions intellectuals

  On her first visit as chief minister, to Lalgarh the former Naxal hotbed, Mamata Banerjee today criticised the Maoists' cult of violence and killing but did not offer talks with them. Addressing a rally, she also also hit out at the section of intellectuals in Kolkata for indulging Maoists.

• Why oppose CBI probe in Lalgarh violence: Court to Bengal Govt

  The Kolkata High Court, hearing a PIL in the January 7 violence in West Bengal's Lalgarh, has asked the state government to file an affidavit by January 14 on whether or not there should be a CBI inquiry into these killings.The court wants the state Home Secretary to respond to the allegations made in a PIL.The Home Secretary has been asked to spec...

• Killings in Bengal 'unacceptable', says Pranab Mukherjee

  In the backdrop of increasing violence in Left Front ruled West Bengal, Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said the killings and political clashes taking place in the state every day were "totally unacceptable"."It is very unfortunate and totally unacceptable that every day there are killings and political clashes," Mukherjee told report...

• Lalgarh violence should not have happened: Buddhadeb

  West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today strongly disapproved of the firing in Lalgarh, allegedly by CPI (M) cadres, saying it should not have happened and asked all political parties to exercise restraint."What happened in West Midnapore yesterday was not good. If should not have happened. Killings and bloodshed must stop otherwise...

• Lalgarh violence: Chidambaram summons Buddhadeb to Delhi

  Home Minister P Chidambaram has called West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya to Delhi a day after at least eight people were shot dead and 17 others injured in Lalgarh on Friday.The Trinamool Congress blamed armed CPM squads, but the state Home Secretary called it a political clash. (Read: 8 killed in Lalgarh violence)The Home Minister ...

• 8 killed in Lalgarh, blame game begins

  At least 8 people were shot dead in Netai village in Lalgarh and another 15 injured in what's being seen as the latest political clash between the CPM and the Trinamool. The Trinamool called it a genocide and blamed armed CPM squads but the state Home Secretary called it a political clash .News of the Lalgarh deaths completely dominated a processio...

• West Bengal Governor hurt by Lalgarh violence

  The West Bengal Governor, M K Narayanan, condemned the Lalgarh violence which resulted in the death of eight and said it is a day of sorrow and shame for the state. Earlier the Home Minister P Chidambaram yet again wrote to Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee asking him to "reschedule all appointments and visit Delhi immediately".Here is the statement issued b...

• Chidambaram writes to Buddadeb over Lalgarh violence

  In the wake of fresh political violence in West Bengal, Home Minister P Chidambaram today dispatched yet another letter to Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee asking him to "reschedule all appointments and visit Delhi immediately".Describing today's violence in Lalgarh as a "grave incident", Chidambaram said he has received information that eigh...

• Lalgarh: A Liberated Zone?

  What explains the police failure in Lalgarh? Why does our intelligentsia still fail to see Naxal violence as terrorism?

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  Security forces set to enter Lalgarh

  Security forces are about to go into operation at Lalgarh on the second day of the movement to flush out Maoists from the area.

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  Lalgarh operations in final lap?

  In the latest from Lalgarh, the security forces are planning to march to Lalgarh from another flank - Goaltore on Thursday.

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  Humanitarian crisis looms over Lalgarh

  In Lalgarh, it's the sixth day since the security operations against Maoists began and now there's a humanitarian crisis in the making.

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  Fresh violence in Lalgarh: Maoists set CPM office on fire

  In the latest attacks in Lalgarh, the Maoists have set on fire the CPM offices in Baita and Lalgarh.

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  Antony rules out sending armed forces to Lalgarh

  Defence Minister A K Antony on Friday ruled out the possibility of sending armed forces to fight Maoists in the wake of violence in Lalgarh area in West Bengal.

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  Lalgarh siege: CPM ponders next move

  A crucial meeting of CPM's Politburo began on Friday to review the Maoist siege of Lalgarh, post-poll violence in parts of West Bengal.