11-19-2007, 03:56 AM
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Pioneer.com
Rakesh K Singh | New Delhi
Amid uproar over keeping the Central Reserve Police Force idle at Nandigram for more than a week, the West Bengal Government is taking further steps to clip the wings of the paramilitary force in view of the opposition from the cadre..
The State Government on Sunday decided to further shift the CRPF camps away from Nandigram in view of the opposition from CPI(M) cadre. The relocation will make the CRPF more ineffective as the paramilitary force was already deployed 20 to 30 km away from Nandigram.
After warning CPI(M) cadre riding on motorcycles and trying to dominate the area in Nandigram, the CRPF apprehended one of the bikers on Saturday as his vehicle did not have a number plate. The apprehension of CPI(M) cadre provoked the ruling party and it asked the Government to clip the force's wings further.
Apart from turning down a request by the CRPF to set up a joint control room at Nandigram, the State Government also rejected a proposal of the paramilitary force to set up a camp at Takapur where area residents were pleading for one. Since their deployment at Nandigram, the CRPF had been able to bring back confidence among the local people. However, the State Government's move to shift the camps is being viewed by the Union Home Ministry officials as detrimental for operations there and bringing peace in trouble-torn Nandigram.
Despite the Union Home Ministry's insistence for proclamation of Nandigram as a disturbed area, the State Government chose to assign "areas of responsibility" to the CRPF.
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Pioneer.com
Rakesh K Singh | New Delhi
Amid uproar over keeping the Central Reserve Police Force idle at Nandigram for more than a week, the West Bengal Government is taking further steps to clip the wings of the paramilitary force in view of the opposition from the cadre..
The State Government on Sunday decided to further shift the CRPF camps away from Nandigram in view of the opposition from CPI(M) cadre. The relocation will make the CRPF more ineffective as the paramilitary force was already deployed 20 to 30 km away from Nandigram.
After warning CPI(M) cadre riding on motorcycles and trying to dominate the area in Nandigram, the CRPF apprehended one of the bikers on Saturday as his vehicle did not have a number plate. The apprehension of CPI(M) cadre provoked the ruling party and it asked the Government to clip the force's wings further.
Apart from turning down a request by the CRPF to set up a joint control room at Nandigram, the State Government also rejected a proposal of the paramilitary force to set up a camp at Takapur where area residents were pleading for one. Since their deployment at Nandigram, the CRPF had been able to bring back confidence among the local people. However, the State Government's move to shift the camps is being viewed by the Union Home Ministry officials as detrimental for operations there and bringing peace in trouble-torn Nandigram.
Despite the Union Home Ministry's insistence for proclamation of Nandigram as a disturbed area, the State Government chose to assign "areas of responsibility" to the CRPF.
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