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14 Die in India as Maoists Step Up Raids 14 Die in India as Maoists Step Up Raids
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PATNA, India — Indian Maoist rebels killed 14 people in two separate attacks in the central state of Chhattisgarh on Saturday, continuing a campaign of violence aimed at disrupting the five-week national elections. PATNA, India — Indian Maoist rebels killed 14 people in two separate attacks in the central state of Chhattisgarh on Saturday, continuing a campaign of violence aimed at disrupting the five-week national elections.
Five election officials and two bus drivers were killed when a land mine exploded under their vehicle in the state’s Bijapur district, where voting is scheduled to take place this week, said A. N. Upadhyay, the state director general of police.Five election officials and two bus drivers were killed when a land mine exploded under their vehicle in the state’s Bijapur district, where voting is scheduled to take place this week, said A. N. Upadhyay, the state director general of police.
After the explosion, the rebels opened fire at the bus. Five people were also wounded in the attack and were being treated in a hospital, Mr. Upadhyay said. The rebels fled into the surrounding forest when paramilitary forces began firing back.After the explosion, the rebels opened fire at the bus. Five people were also wounded in the attack and were being treated in a hospital, Mr. Upadhyay said. The rebels fled into the surrounding forest when paramilitary forces began firing back.
In another attack on Saturday, the rebels killed five paramilitary soldiers and two civilians in an ambush on the soldiers’ vehicle in the remote Darbha Forest in the southern part of the state, said the police inspector general, R. K. Vij. Three soldiers were also wounded in that attack.In another attack on Saturday, the rebels killed five paramilitary soldiers and two civilians in an ambush on the soldiers’ vehicle in the remote Darbha Forest in the southern part of the state, said the police inspector general, R. K. Vij. Three soldiers were also wounded in that attack.
The rebels, who say they are inspired by the Chinese revolutionary leader Mao Zedong, have been fighting for more than three decades for a greater share of wealth from the area’s natural resources and more jobs for the poor.The rebels, who say they are inspired by the Chinese revolutionary leader Mao Zedong, have been fighting for more than three decades for a greater share of wealth from the area’s natural resources and more jobs for the poor.
Typically they attack government and law enforcement officials in hit-and-run ambushes before disappearing into remote and poorly surveyed jungles in a wide area of central India. Though they have a presence in 20 of India’s 28 states, they are most active from their strongholds in Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Bihar and West Bengal.Typically they attack government and law enforcement officials in hit-and-run ambushes before disappearing into remote and poorly surveyed jungles in a wide area of central India. Though they have a presence in 20 of India’s 28 states, they are most active from their strongholds in Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Bihar and West Bengal.
Thousands have died in the violence. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called them India’s greatest internal security threat, though none of India’s major political parties have said much about the rebel threat during this year’s election campaign.Thousands have died in the violence. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called them India’s greatest internal security threat, though none of India’s major political parties have said much about the rebel threat during this year’s election campaign.
The multiphase election runs for five weeks and ends May 12, with results for the 543-seat lower house of Parliament to be announced May 16. Voting took place Saturday in the west coast state of Goa as well as some parts of the northeastern states of Assam, Tripura and Sikkim.The multiphase election runs for five weeks and ends May 12, with results for the 543-seat lower house of Parliament to be announced May 16. Voting took place Saturday in the west coast state of Goa as well as some parts of the northeastern states of Assam, Tripura and Sikkim.
The Bharatiya Janata Party, the main Hindu opposition party, has strong momentum on promises of a surge in economic growth, and is threatening to unseat the governing Congress party after 10 years in power.The Bharatiya Janata Party, the main Hindu opposition party, has strong momentum on promises of a surge in economic growth, and is threatening to unseat the governing Congress party after 10 years in power.
Vowing to prevent the rebels from disrupting the vote, the government has deployed tens of thousands of police and paramilitary soldiers to guard polling booths in insurgency-racked areas. But the rebels have only stepped up their attacks, while also asking citizens to boycott the vote.Vowing to prevent the rebels from disrupting the vote, the government has deployed tens of thousands of police and paramilitary soldiers to guard polling booths in insurgency-racked areas. But the rebels have only stepped up their attacks, while also asking citizens to boycott the vote.