06-25-2009, 11:02 AM
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--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif' /><!--endemo--> There is a critical difference between the two. The Central ban under the 1967 Act which was amended once last year, holds true pan-India and the list already has some 35 entities on it. But the state government could have used the 1908 Act to ban Maoists on its own too.
Had it done so, it would have been a proper expression of intent and the message would have gone out loud and clear that the CPM government, has taken the initiative to ban the CPI-Maoist organisation on its own too.
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/P...how/4699444.cms
--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif' /><!--endemo--> There is a critical difference between the two. The Central ban under the 1967 Act which was amended once last year, holds true pan-India and the list already has some 35 entities on it. But the state government could have used the 1908 Act to ban Maoists on its own too. Had it done so, it would have been a proper expression of intent and the message would have gone out loud and clear that the CPM government, has taken the initiative to ban the CPI-Maoist organisation on its own too.
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/P...how/4699444.cms