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The Hindu
25-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Round table meet condemns ‘encounter killings'
The participants at a round table meeting on 'encounter killings' demanded that cases be booked against police personnel, who are involved in 'killing of Maoists', and a comprehensive probe under the purview of the Supreme Court, apart from holding of 'peace talks' by the Central government with the Maoist party. The meeting, organised by the Left parties at the CPI-M office at Jagadamba junction here on Sunday, witnessed the participation of leaders of civil rights organisations, people's organisations, human rights and women's organisations. The speakers demanded probe by a sitting judge of the Supreme Court into the 'encounter killings' in the name of 'Operation Kagar'. They call for a ceasefire and handing over of bodies of Namballa Kesava Rao and 27 others, who were killed in the alleged encounter with the police, to their family members. CPI-ML (New Democracy) official representative P. Prasad said that the Centre should order a ceasefire and call the Maoists, who are ready, for peace talks. He said that it was wrong to indulge in 'one-sided' encounters while adding that it was the responsibility of the government to ensure safety of the tribal people. He alleged that the BJP-led government at the Centre was carrying out Operation Kagar to evict the tribal people along with Maoists, and hand over the lands to corporate groups. CPI-ML New Democracy Area Committee secretary M. Venkateswarlu presided over the meeting and the speakers included, POW State president M. Lakshmi, CPI-M leader P. Mani, Bharata Nastika Samajam, State president T. Srirama Murthy, HRF convener for AP and TS V.S. Krishna, Mahila Chetana secretary K. Padma, Chaitanya Mahila Samakhya secretary D. Lalitha, CPI district assistant secretary Chandrasekhar, and CPI-ML (Liberation) leader Ramachandra Rao. POW State secretary Padma, Abhyudaya Rachayathula Sangham (Arasam) leader Kshetrapal, and advocate Ch. Ganapathi were among those who attended.
New Indian Express
22-05-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Andhra's Jiyyannapeta mourns death of techie-turned-Maoist leader Kesava Rao
SRIKAKULAM: A pall of gloom descended over Jiyyannapeta village in Kotabommali mandal, Srikakulam, the hometown of Maoist leader Namballa Kesava Rao, alias Basava Raju, after he died in a firefight with security forces in an encounter in the dense forests of Abhujmad on the tri-junction of Narayanpur-Bijapur-Dantewada districts, Chhattisgarh. Srikakulam SP K V Maheswara Reddy confirmed the Maoist party general secretary's demise to TNIE, citing official reports from security forces on Wednesday. Born in 1955 in Jiyyannapeta near NH-16, Kesava Rao was the second son of Vasudeva Rao, a late government teacher, and Lakshmi Narayanamma. He is survived by his elder brother, Dhilleswara Rao, a former kabaddi player and retired Port Blair sea port chairman, and younger brother, Ram Prasad, a Visakhapatnam-based real estate businessman, and one of his two sisters. Kesava Rao, a skilled kabaddi and volleyball player, completed his B Tech at the Regional Engineering College, Warangal. While pursuing his M Tech, he joined the People's War Group (PWG) in 1976 at the age of 21, drawn to the ideologies of leaders like Kondapalli Seetharamayya and K G Satyamurthy, and influenced by Srikakulam's anti-landlord movement. After joining the PWG, which later became the Maoist party, Kesava Rao cut ties with his village and family, and remained unmarried. He carried Rs 1.5 cr bounty on his head Known for expertise in IED explosions, Kesava Rao, who carried a bounty of Rs 1.5 crore, was implicated in the 2003 attack on CM N Chandrababu Naidu at Alipiri in Tirupati, as well as the 2010 Dantewada attack, which killed 76 CRPF jawans. His uncle, retired teacher Namballa Satyanarayana, recalled his academic brilliance, while cousin Namballa Raja Sekhar noted his dedication to the Maoist cause.
