Manbazar I is a community development block (CD block) that forms an administrative division in the Manbazar subdivision of the Purulia district in the Indian state of West Bengal .
81-598: Manbazar is a City in Manbazar I block of Manbazar subdivision of Purulia district in the state of West Bengal , India . The headquarters of Manbazar subdivision are located in Manbazar. Manbazar is located at 23°03′41.4″N 86°39′51.1″E / 23.061500°N 86.664194°E / 23.061500; 86.664194 . Purulia district forms the lowest step of the Chota Nagpur Plateau . The general scenario
162-540: A bus depot at Manbazar. Manbhum Mahavidyalaya at Manbazar is affiliated to Sidho Kanho Birsha University . It offers courses in B.Sc. (Hons) in Economics and Computer Science, B.Sc. (General), B.Com (Hons), B.Com (General), B.A. (Hons) in Bengali, English, Santali, History, Geography and Economics, B.A. (General), B.B.A. (Hons). Manbazar R.M. Institution, Manbazar Girls' High school, Swapan Subrata High School,PDGM High School
243-533: A form of social oppression. The CPI (Maoist) claim that they are conducting a " people's war ", a strategic approach developed by Mao Zedong during the guerrilla warfare phase of the Chinese Communist Party . Their eventual objective is to install a "people's government" via a New Democratic Revolution . CPI(Maoist) currently operates in the forest belt around central India in the states of Chhattisgarh , Bihar , Jharkhand , Maharashtra , Odisha . It
324-693: A merger. The name of the unified military organisation is the People's Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA), and it is grouped into three sections — the Basic, the Secondary and the Main squad. All the PLGA members are volunteers and they do not receive any wages. During his stay in the guerrilla zones, Jan Myrdal noted that the female cadres of CPI (Maoist) constituted about 40% of its PLGA, and held numerous "command positions"; but currently,
405-531: A number of diseases through symptoms, and treat injuries that are not severe. Some can even conduct simple blood tests to arrive at a diagnosis. This is a significant advantage in such areas." Furthermore, the CPI (Maoist)'s medical services squads also move from village to village and provides "basic medical training" to selected young tribal people which enables them to identify frequently occurring diseases through their presages so that they can also distribute vaccines to
486-572: Is defined as an industry conducted by one or more members of the family within the household or village, and one that does not qualify for registration as a factory under the Factories Act . Other workers are persons engaged in some economic activity other than cultivators, agricultural labourers and household workers. It includes factory, mining, plantation, transport and office workers, those engaged in business and commerce, teachers, entertainment artistes and so on. There are 219 inhabited villages in
567-1155: Is located in the eastern part of the district. The Kangsabati River flows through the CD block in to the Kangsabati Reservoir . The lower Kangsabati basin has degraded lowlands. The Manbazar I CD block is bounded by the Puncha CD block on the north, the Hirbandh CD block, in the Bankura district, on the east, the Manbazar II CD block on the south and the Barabazar CD block on the west. The Manbazar I CD block has an area of 381.32 km . It has 1 panchayat samity , 10 gram panchayats , 114 gram sansads, 244 mouzas , 219 inhabited villages and one census town. Manbazar , Kenda (partly) and Puncha (partly) police stations serve this CD block. Headquarters of this CD block are at Manbazar . The Kangsabati Project has submerged large areas of
648-449: Is present even in remote regions of Jharkhand and Andhra Pradesh, as well as in Bihar and the tribal-dominated areas in the borderlands of Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, West Bengal, and Odisha. The CPI (Maoist) aims to consolidate its power in this area and establish a Compact Revolutionary Zone from which to advance the people's war in other parts of India. A 2005 Frontline cover story called
729-510: Is present in the Manbazar city . Manbazar Rural Hospital, with 40 beds, is a major government medical facility in Manbazar I CD block. Manbazar I The Jaina Bhagavati-Sutra of the 5th century AD mentions that Purulia was one of the sixteen mahajanapadas and was a part of the kingdom known as Vajra-bhumi in ancient times. In 1833, Manbhum district was carved out of the Jungle Mahals district, with headquarters at Manbazar. In 1838,
810-489: Is undulating land with scattered hills. Manbazar subdivision , shown in the map alongside, is located in the eastern part of the district. It is an overwhelmingly rural subdivision with 96.32% of the population living in the rural areas and 3.68% living in the urban areas. There are 3 census towns in the subdivision. The map shows the Kangsabati Project Reservoir. The Mukutmanipur Dam is in Bankura district but
891-532: The Backward Regions Grant Fund . The fund, created by the Government of India, is designed to redress regional imbalances in development. As of 2012, 272 districts across the country were listed under this scheme. The list includes 11 districts of West Bengal. In 2013–14, the Manbazar I CD block had 1 ferry service, 6 originating/ terminating bus routes. The nearest railway station was 55 km from
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#1732876296574972-804: The Bhamragad Taluka , where the Madia Gond Adivasis live, the heart of the Maoist-affected region in Maharashtra. Recently, the Indian government has claimed that in 2013, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh , Assam , Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi , Gujarat , Haryana , Jharkhand, Karnataka , Kerala , Madhya Pradesh , Odisha, Punjab , Tamil Nadu , Tripura , Uttarakhand , Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal experienced [ideological] "influence" of "Left Wing Extremism"; while claiming that armed activity by
1053-635: The Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) who control most of Nepal in the Coordination Committee of Maoist Parties and Organisations of South Asia (CCOMPOSA), according to several intelligence sources and think tanks. These links are, however, denied by the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist-Centre) While under detention in June 2009, a suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative indicated that
1134-665: The Minister of Home Affairs officially approved the deployment of another 10,000 troops from the paramilitary forces to fight against the Maoists in Chhattisgarh. The count of personnel from State Armed Police Forces involved in counter-Maoism operations in the Red corridor is estimated to number around 200,000. Along with firearms , the armed forces' personnel use satellite phones , unmanned aerial vehicles and Air Force helicopters . In 2011,
1215-608: The Salwa Judum . The group, which the BBC alleges is "government backed", an allegation rejected by the Indian government has come under criticism for "perpetrating atrocities and abuse against women", using child soldiers, burning people alive, and the looting of property and destruction of homes. These allegations were rejected by a fact-finding commission of the National Human Rights Commission of India , appointed by
1296-603: The Supreme Court of India , who determined that the Salwa Judum was a spontaneous reaction by tribes against Maoist atrocities perpetrated against them. The camps are guarded by police officers, paramilitary forces and child soldiers empowered with the official title "special police officer" (SPO). However, on 5 July 2011, the Supreme Court of India declared the Salwa Judum as illegal and unconstitutional. The court directed
1377-724: The United Progressive Alliance , banned the CPI (Maoist) under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) as a terrorist organisation on 22 June 2009. On 22 June 2009, the central home ministry , keeping in mind the growing unlawful activities by the group, banned it under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). Earlier, the union home minister, P. Chidambaram had asked the West Bengal Chief Minister , Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee , to ban
1458-548: The comprador bourgeoisie and feudal lords ." According to the South Asia Terrorism Portal, the two factions of the Party adhered to differing strands of communism prior to their 2004 merger, although "both organizations shared their belief in the 'annihilation of class enemies ' and in extreme violence as a means to secure organizational goals." The People's War Group (PWG) maintained a Marxist–Leninist stance, while
1539-533: The "Left Wing" extremists was noticed in Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha and West Bengal. The current General Secretary of CPI (Maoist) is Nambala Keshava Rao alias Basavaraj. He was appointed after Muppala Lakshmana Rao, who uses the alias " Ganapathy ". The party hierarchy consists of the Regional Bureaus, which look after two or three states each,
1620-563: The "deprived and alienated sections of the population" form the backbone of the Maoist movement in India. The government officials have declared that, in 2013, 76 districts in the country were affected by " left wing extremism ", with another 106 districts in ideological influence. In 2020, the activities of the party began to increase again in Telangana and other areas. Chhattisgarh is often affected by
1701-582: The "prevailing bourgeois democracy " and focuses on capturing political power through protracted armed struggle based on guerrilla warfare . This strategy entails building up bases in rural and remote areas and transforming them first into guerrilla zones, and then into "liberated zones", in addition to encircling cities. The military hardware used by Maoists, as indicated through a number of seizures, include RDX cable wires, gelignite sticks, detonators, country-made weapons, INSAS rifles , AK-47s , SLRs , and improvised explosive devices. The Maoists condemn
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#17328762965741782-560: The "semi-colonial and semi-feudal Indian state" through protracted people's war . It was founded on 21 September 2004, through the merger of the CPIML People's War and the MCCI . The party has been designated as a terrorist organisation in India under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act since 2009. In 2006, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh referred to the Maoists as "the single biggest internal security challenge" for India, and said that
1863-471: The 2011 census Hindus numbered 131,921 and formed 85.62% of the population in the Manbazar I CD block. Muslims numbered 4,719 and formed 3.06% of the population. Others numbered 17,431 and formed 11.31% of the population. Others include Addi Bassi, Marang Boro, Santal, Saranath, Sari Dharma, Sarna, Alchchi, Bidin, Sant, Saevdharm, Seran, Saran, Sarin, Kheria, and other religious communities. In 2001, Hindus were 86.08%, Muslims 2.89% and tribal religions 10.95% of
1944-489: The 2011 census the total number of literate persons in the Manbazar I CD block was 85,654 (63.78% of the population over 6 years) out of which males numbered 52,481 (77.35% of the male population over 6 years) and females numbered 32,813 (49.38%) of the female population over 6 years). The gender disparity (the difference between female and male literacy rates) was 27.97%. See also – List of West Bengal districts ranked by literacy rate Primary Census Abstract Data In
2025-513: The 2011 census, in Manbazar I CD block, amongst the 219 inhabited villages, 48 villages did not have a school, 40 villages had two or more primary schools, 31 villages had at least 1 primary and 1 middle school and 16 villages had at least 1 middle and 1 secondary school. Manbhum Mahavidyalaya was established in 1986 at Manbazar . The ruins of a 12th/13th century Buudheswara Shiva and other temples lie at Budhpur , under Manbazar police station, 6 km (3.7 mi) north of Manbazar town on
2106-1021: The CD block headquarters. The State Highway 4 running from Jhalda (in the Purulia district) to Digha (in the Purba Medinipur district) and the State Highway 5 running from Rupnarayanpur (in the Bardhaman district) to Junput (in the Purba Medinipur district) pass through this block. In 2013–14, the Manbazar I CD block had 197 primary schools with 14,017 students, 22 middle schools with 978 students, 3 high schools with 1,289 students and 14 higher secondary schools with 15,248 students. Manbazar I CD Block had 1 general college with 1,855 students, 1 professional/ technical institution with 94 students and 273 institutions with 8,925 students for special and non-formal education. See also – Education in India According to
2187-608: The CMC, the party has also raised state military commissions. The CMC is headed by Nambala Keshava Rao alias Basavaraj. Anand and Arvind Ji are another two members of the organisation's CMC. Anuj Thakur is an arrested member of the CMC of the party. Kishenji and Chandramouli were also the members of the CPI (Maoist)'s CMC. Central Technical Committee (CTC) is given the responsibility of fabricating weapons and explosives. The Technical Committee consists of few selected members having special knowledge on science and research and works under
2268-451: The CPI (Maoist) operates "mobile medical units." Rahul Pandita writes: "In the field of health as well, the Maoists often fill in large gaps left by the state. Their mobile medical units cover large distances to offer primary health care to tribals.... Various training camps are held regularly on preventive measures against diseases such as diarrhoea or malaria. The grass-root doctors in the medical squads can administer vaccines, identify
2349-748: The CPI (Maoist) takes command from the Politburo and passes on the information to its members, and has 32 members. During an interview in 2010, Anand told media personnels that out of the 45 members of the Central Committee of CPI (Maoist), 8 has been arrested and 22 has been killed by the agencies of the Indian government. Anuradha Ghandy , who died on 12 April 2008, was an eminent member of CPI (Maoist)'s Central Committee. Kadari Satyanarayan Reddy alias " Kosa ", Thippiri Tirupathi alias "Devuji", Malla Raji Reddy and Mallujola Venugopal alias "Bhupati" are another three cadres and Central Committee members of
2430-414: The Chhattisgarh government to recover all the firearms given to the militia along with the ammunition and accessories. It also ordered the government to investigate all instances of alleged criminal activities of Salwa Judum. But, the state government did not abide by the Supreme Court's decision. In August 2013, the Supreme Court of India asked the state government to explain that "why its failure to execute
2511-676: The Indian Army while denying its direct role in the offensive operations accepted that it has been training the paramilitary personnel to fight against the Maoists, however, the Maoists have objected to the Army's stationing in the Red corridor. On 30 May 2013, the Indian Air Force's Air Chief Marshal declared that apart from the currently operating MI-17 helicopters, the Indian Force has decided to induce
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2592-563: The July 2011 order of disbanding the SPOs not considered as contempt of court.". In March 2019, a municipal school teacher, Yogendra Meshram was killed by the Maoists in Korchi, which was vehemently protested by locals. The Maoist leadership later apologized for the killing stating it to be a mistake and that Meshram was innocent wrongly suspected to be a police informer. The CPI (Maoist) maintains dialogue with
2673-557: The LeT and the CPI (Maoist) had attempted to co-ordinate activities in Jharkhand state. But, Ganapathy has denied any links between CPI (Maoist) and LeT, stating that the allegations are "only mischievous, calculated propaganda by the police officials, bureaucrats and leaders of the reactionary political parties" to malign the Maoists' image with the aim of labeling them as terrorists in order to justify "their brutal terror campaign against Maoists and
2754-530: The Manbazar I CD block could be classified as follows: bargadars 0.25%, patta (document) holders 3.78%, small farmers (possessing land between 1 and 2 hectares) 6.16%, marginal farmers (possessing land up to 1 hectare) 30.46% and agricultural labourers 59.35%. In 2013–14, the total area irrigated in the Manbazar I CD block was 7,475.94 hectares, out of which 6,570.72 hectares were by tank water, 40.92 hectares by river lift irrigation, 213.60 hectares by open dug wells and 651.00 hectares by other means. In 2013–14,
2835-450: The Manbazar I CD block produced 3,542 tonnes of Aman paddy , the main winter crop, from 1,740 hectares, 268 tonnes of wheat from 137 hectares, 346 tonnes of maize from 194 hectares and 6,111 tonnes of potato from 217 hectares. It also produced mustard and til . In 2018–19, the Manbazar I CD block had offices of 3 commercial banks and 4 gramin banks . The Purulia district is listed as a backward region and receives financial support from
2916-678: The Manbazar I CD block, as per the District Census Handbook , Puruliya, 2011. 100% villages have power supply. 218 villages (99.54%) have drinking water supply. 27 villages (12.33%) have post offices. 175 villages (79.91%) have telephones (including landlines, public call offices and mobile phones). 60 villages (27.54%) have pucca (paved) approach roads and 55 villages (25.11%) have transport communication (includes bus service, rail facility and navigable waterways). 4 villages (1.83%) have agricultural credit societies and 9 villages (4.11%) have banks. In 2013–14, persons engaged in agriculture in
2997-511: The Maoist Communist Centre of India (MCCI) took a Maoist stance. After the merger, the PWG secretary of Andhra Pradesh announced that the newly formed CPI-Maoist would follow Marxism–Leninism–Maoism as its "ideological basis guiding its thinking in all spheres of its activities." Included in this ideology is a commitment to "protracted armed struggle " to undermine and to seize power from
3078-473: The Maoists also support hemp cultivation to help fund their activities. The party is regarded as a "left-wing extremist entity" and a terrorist outfit by the Indian government. Several of their members have been arrested under the now-defunct Prevention of Terrorist Activities Act . The group is officially banned by the state governments of Odisha, Chhattisgarh, and Andhra Pradesh, among others. The party has protested these bans. The Indian government, led by
3159-736: The Maoists are sketched out from the Chinese Communist Revolution and the Vietnam War . The CPI (Maoist) has organised Dandakaranya into ten divisions, each comprising three area committees; and every Area Committee is composed of several Janatana Sarkars (people's governments). The party says that a Janatana Sarkar is established by the election procedure involving a group of villages, and has nine departments — agriculture, trade and industry, economic, justice, defence, health, public relations , education and culture , and jungle. The Janatana Sarkar provides education up to primary level in
3240-499: The Maoists following the Lalgarh Violence . Maoist Communist Centre (MCC) and all its formations and front organisations have been banned by the Government of India. The Party is regarded as a serious security threat by the Indian government. It says it will combine improved policing with socio-economic measures to defuse grievances that fuel the Maoist cause. In 2005, Chhattisgarh State sponsored an anti-Maoist movement called
3321-468: The Maoists. • “ Party Constitution ”, the foremost political-organisational document laying down the Maoists' general programme, the rights and duties of their members, party discipline , organisational structure and how they acquire their funds for operations. • “ Strategy and Tactics of the Indian Revolution ”, an elaborate class analysis of Indian society, followed up by "the determination of
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3402-547: The Nepalese Maoists, but do claim comradeship. Some members of the Indian government accept this, while others argue that operational links do exist, with training coming from Sri-Lankan Maoists and small arms from China. China denies any suggestion that it supports foreign Maoist rebels, citing improvements in relations between India and China, including movement towards resolving their border disputes. Maoists in Nepal, India, and
3483-419: The PLGA has strengthened over the past few years, and has mustered 12 companies and over 25 platoons and a supply platoon in 2013 as compared to 8 companies and 13 platoons of 2008. The People's Militia which is armed with bows, arrows, and machetes is and is believed to logistically assist the PLGA is estimated to be around 38,000. The Maoists had structured "medical units" in the villages of Bastar, and
3564-618: The Philippines are less reticent about their shared goals. In September 2009, an all-out offensive was launched by the Government of India's paramilitary forces and the state's police forces against the CPI (Maoist) is termed by the Indian media as the " Operation Green Hunt ". On 3 January 2013, government issued a statement that it is deploying 10,000 more central paramilitary personnel in Bastar , Odisha and some parts of Jharkhand. On 8 June 2014,
3645-489: The Purulia district in the Manbazar area. Gram panchayats of the Manbazar I CD block/ panchayat samiti are: Baramasya-Ramnagar, Bamni-Majhihira, Bhalubasa, Bisri, Chandra-Pairachali, Dhanara, Gopalnagar, Jitujuri, Kamta-Jangidiri and Manbazar. According to the 2011 Census of India the Manbazar I CD block had a total population of 154,071, of which 144,550 were rural and 9,521 were urban. There were 78,039 (51%) males and 76,032 (49%) females. There were 19,777 persons in
3726-656: The Purulia district was 13.96 per cent. Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent. Census Towns in the Manbazar I CD block are (2011 census figures in brackets): Manbazar (9,521). Large villages (with 4,000+ population) in the Manbazar I CD block are (2011 census figures in brackets): Jitujori (4,339). Other villages in the Manbazar I CD block are (2011 census figures in brackets): Kenda (3,803), Bhalubasa (2,789), Bamni (2,481), Majhihira (2,104), Jangidiri (1,151), Kamta (1,783), Chandra (1,172), Payrachali (1,668), Barmesya (1,169) and Ramnagar (1,103). According to
3807-621: The Salboni area of the Paschim Medinipur district, on 2 November 2008 and the police action that followed, had also spread over to these areas. The movement was not just a political struggle but an armed struggle that concurrently took the look of a social struggle. A large number of CPI (M) activists were killed. Although the epi-centre of the movement was Lalgarh, it was spread across 19 police stations in three adjoining districts – Paschim Medinipur, Bankura and Purulia, all thickly forested and near
3888-778: The State Committees, the Zonal Committees, the District Committees, and the "dalams" (armed squads). Communist writer Jan Myrdal noted that the CPI (Maoist) also organises events like "The Leadership Training Programme" to endure the forces of the state . As per the communist party policies the highest decision making body of the CPI (Maoist) is the Politburo , with thirteen or fourteen members, six of whom were killed or arrested between 2007 and 2010. Prashant Bose alias "Kishan-da" and Katakam Sudarshan alias Anand, are
3969-510: The aboriginal races largely predominating in the old Manbhum district. He particularly mentions the Kurmis, Santhals, Bhumij and Bauri. Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map. As per 2011 Census of India Manbazar town had a total population of 9,521 of which 4,867 (51%) were males and 4,654 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years
4050-441: The accusations that they manage arms through China, Myanmar and Bangladesh. On the subject, Ganapathy says, "Our weapons are mainly country-made. All the modern weapons we have are mainly seized from the government armed forces when we attack them." The CPI (Maoist)'s General Secretary says that they keep on appealing to the "lower-level personnel" in the paramilitary and police forces not to attack them, but rather "join hands with
4131-457: The age range of 0 to 6 years. The Scheduled Castes numbered 34,575 (22.44%) and the Scheduled Tribes numbered 33,942 (22.03%). According to the 2001 census, the Manbazar I CD block had a total population of 127,609, out of which 64,310 were males and 63,299 were females. The Manbazar I CD block registered a population growth of 8.56 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for
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#17328762965744212-509: The area of violent activities by the Maoists , also referred to as Naxalites . 106 districts spanning 10 states across India, described as being part of the left wing extremism activities, constitutes the Red corridor . In West Bengal the districts of Paschim Medinipur, Bankura, Purulia and Birbhum are part of the Red corridor. However, as of July 2016, there had been no reported incidents of Maoist related activities from these districts for
4293-481: The arrested Politburo members of the party. Arvind Ji alias Deo Kumar Singh , a politburo member died in heart attack on 21, March 2018. Among those killed, Cherukuri Rajkumar alias " Azad " and Mallojula Koteswara Rao alias " Kishenji ", were two past members of the CPI (Maoist)'s Politburo. Politburo member Akkiraju Haragopal alias Ramkrishna died in October 2021 due to illness. The Central Committee of
4374-514: The border with Jharkhand. The deployment of CRPF and other forces started on 11 June 2009. The movement came to an end after the 2011 state assembly elections and change of government in West Bengal. The death of Kishenji , the Maoist commander, on 24 November 2011, was the last major landmark. Manbazar is located at 23°03′41″N 86°39′51″E / 23.0615°N 86.6642°E / 23.0615; 86.6642 . The Manbazar I CD block
4455-410: The communists' vanguard -capability, to utilize what they evaluated as an "excellent revolutionary situation". The merger was first declared in a "Unity Commune" formed with extensive cultural programmes and security precautions which went on from early September to early October. Following that, the founding of the unified party was finally announced to the public on 14 October of the same year. In
4536-409: The course of the merger, a provisional central committee was constituted, with the erstwhile People's War Group leader Muppala Lakshmana Rao , alias "Ganapathi", as general secretary. Further, on May Day 2014, the Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Naxalbari merged into the CPI (Maoist). The CPI (Maoist) observes that the Indian state is being "run by a collaboration of imperialists ,
4617-827: The direct supervision of the Central Military Commission (CMC) of the Party. Sadanala Ramakrishna , a senior Maoist leader was the Secretary of the Committee who was arrested in February 2012 in Kolkata . The military wings of the founding organisations, the People's Liberation Guerrilla Army (the military wing of the MCCI) and the People's Guerrilla Army (the military wing of the PWG), also underwent
4698-489: The female members comprises 60% of the Maoist cadres, and women commanders heads 20 of the 27 divisions of the guerrilla zones. P.V. Ramana, of the Observer Research Foundation in Delhi, estimates the Naxilities' current strength at 9,000–10,000 armed fighters, with access to about 6,500 firearms. The analyses, as of September 2013, suggested that the estimated number of PLGA members has decreased from 10,000 − 12,000 to 8,000 − 9,000. But, Gautam Navlakha has suggested that
4779-668: The flow of aid and goods. To help fill their ranks, the Maoists force each family under their domain to supply one family member, and threaten those who resist with violence. The organisation has been holding "Public Courts", which have been described as kangaroo courts , against their opponents. These "courts" function in the areas under de facto Maoist control. The Maoists have also taken care to demolish government institutions under their de facto jurisdiction. They have also demolished railroad tracks and school buildings that are often used as temporary camps by security forces. The CPI (Maoist) rejects "engagement" with what it terms as
4860-529: The headquarters was transferred to Purulia . After independence, when Manbhum district was a part of Bihar , efforts were made to impose Hindi on the Bengali-speaking majority of the district and it led to the Bengali Language Movement (Manbhum) . In 1956, the Manbhum district was partitioned between Bihar and West Bengal under the States Reorganization Act and the Bihar and West Bengal (Transfer of Territories) Act 1956. Manbazar, along with certain other areas such as Banduan , Jhalda , and Jaipur were part of
4941-492: The highest among the districts of West Bengal, which had an average 20% of the population below poverty line. Livelihood in Manbazar I CD block In the Manbazar I CD block in 2011, among the class of total workers, cultivators numbered 13,914 and formed 18.83%, agricultural labourers numbered 43,646 and formed 59.08%, household industry workers numbered 2,125 and formed 2.88% and other workers numbered 14,191 and formed 19.21%. Total workers numbered 73,876 and formed 47.95% of
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#17328762965745022-399: The main blow" of the CPI (Maoist)'s forces at its given stage, as well as the forms of struggle and organisation the Maoists see as appropriate for achieving their aim of " New Democratic and Socialist Revolution ". • “ Political Resolution ”, a detailed analysis of India's Domestic Situation, as well as the International Situation, alongside its call for build the "subjective forces", i.e.
5103-483: The major Government medical facility in the Manbazar I CD block. There are primary health centres at Kuda (PO Mohara) (with 4 beds) and Pairachali (with 10 beds). Communist Party of India (Maoist) Former parties Former parties Former parties Post-independence and Cold War Contemporary history The Communist Party of India (Maoist) is a banned Maoist communist political party and militant organization in India which aims to overthrow
5184-423: The masses" and "consciously" point their guns towards whom the Maoists view as "real enemies." They further claims that "only when the government forces come to attack us [Maoists] carrying guns do we attack them in self-defence." In Jharkhand, the police have also seized posters from various places which read, "Policemen keep away from the green hunt and try to be friends of poor. Police jawan, do not obey orders of
5265-454: The party's militant activities. In 2024, the party faced a major setback when the government increased their counterinsurgency operations in states affected by the insurgency. The Communist Party of India (Maoist) was founded on 21 September 2004, through the merger of the Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) People's War (People's War Group), and the Maoist Communist Centre of India (MCCI). The high-level bi-lateral meetings between
5346-685: The party. Madvi Hidma is the youngest Central Committee member of the party. As of 22 September 2011, nine of the Central Committee members were jailed, which includes – Moti Lal Soren, Vishnu, Varanasi Subramanyam , Shobha, Misir Besra, Jhantu Mukherjee , Vijay Kumar Arya . One more Central Committee member, Ravi Sharma , was also captured later. Ginugu Narsimha Reddy alias Jampanna surrendered to police in December 2017. Varkapur Chandramouli , Patel Sudhakar Reddy , Narmada Akka , and Milind Teltumbde who were killed by armed forces. Another Central Committee member Haribhushan died due to Covid. Another CC member B.G. Krishnamoorthy alias BGK, Vijay
5427-405: The patients. The frontal organisations of the party include the Radical Youth League , Rythu Coolie Sangham, Radical Students Union , Singareni Karmika Samakya , Viplava Karmika Samakhya, Porattam Kerala, Ayyankali pada Kerala, Njattuvela Kerala and All India Revolutionary Students Federation , Krantikari Adivasi Mahila Sangathan , and Chetna Natya Manch . The "organising principles" of
5508-555: The people in the areas of armed agrarian struggle." Kishenji also criticised LeT for having "wrong" and "anti-people" policies; though he said that the Maoists may consider backing up a few of their demands, if LeT will halt its "terrorist acts". Reports in 2010 indicate that the Communist Party of the Philippines , Southeast Asia's longest-lived communist insurgent group, has been reported to have engaged in training activities for guerrilla warfare with Indian Maoists. The Indian Maoists deny operational links with foreign groups, such as
5589-472: The population respectively. Languages of Manbazar I CD block (2011) At the time of the 2011 census, 87.47% of the population spoke Bengali and 12.26% Santali as their first language. According to the Rural Household Survey in 2005, 32.85% of total number of families were BPL families in Purulia district. According to a World Bank report, as of 2012, 31-38% of the population in Purulia, Murshidabad and Uttar Dinajpur districts were below poverty level,
5670-479: The previous 4 years. The CPI (Maoist) extremism affected CD blocks in the Purulia district were: Jhalda I, Jhalda II, Arsha, Baghmundi, Balarampur, Barabazar, Manbazar II and Bandwan. Certain reports also included the Manbazar I and Joypur CD blocks and some times indicted the whole of Purulia district. The Lalgarh movement , which started attracting attention after the failed assassination attempt on Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee , then chief minister of West Bengal, in
5751-400: The road to Hura , on the north bank of the Kangsabati River (locally known as Kasai). In 2014, the Manbazar I CD block had 1 rural hospital and 2 primary health centres, with total 54 beds and 9 doctors. 8,695 patients were treated indoor and 243,730 patients were treated outdoor in the health centres and subcentres of the CD block. Manbazar Rural Hospital, with 40 beds at Manbazar , is
5832-685: The senior officials, instead join the people's army." Some sources claim that the funding for the Maoists comes from abductions, extortion and by setting up unofficial administrations to collect taxes in rural areas where official government appears absent. Poppy cultivation is another suspected source of funding for Maoists in the Ghagra area of Gumla district in Jharkhand and in parts of Gumla, Kishanganj and Purnia districts in Bihar where security forces claim that opium fields are hidden among maize crops. Reports from Debagarh district in Odisha indicate that
5913-420: The state. On May Day 2014, Ganapathy and Ajith (Secretary of the CPI (ML) Naxalbari) also issued a joint statement stating that "the unified party would [continue to] take Marxism-Leninism-Maoism as its guiding ideology." The ideology of the party is contained in a "Party Programme." In the document, the Maoists denounce globalisation as a war on the people by market fundamentalists and the caste system as
5994-507: The subjects of mathematics, social science, politics, and Hindi, in the "camp schools" using the textbooks published by the party in Gondi . They also use DVDs to educate the children in the streams of science and history. In their efforts to intimidate their political adversaries and consolidate control, the Maoists tax local villagers, extort businesses, abduct and kill "class enemies" such as government officials and police officers, and regulate
6075-405: The total population, and non-workers numbered 80,195 and formed 52.05% of the population. Note: In the census records a person is considered a cultivator, if the person is engaged in cultivation/ supervision of land owned by self/government/institution. When a person who works on another person's land for wages in cash or kind or share, is regarded as an agricultural labourer. Household industry
6156-467: The two erstwhile parties started in February 2003 and continued for several months, entailing discussions on major questions concering their future political orientation. In the course of these, unity could be found and 5 Key Papers for the new, unified organisation were finalized and adopted: • “Hold High the Bright Red Banner of Marxism-Leninism-Maoism”, a primarily ideological document explaining
6237-641: The two most prominent Politburo members of CPI (Maoist). B. Sudhakar alias "Kiran" is another Politburo member of CPI (Maoist). Shamsher Singh Sheri alias Karam Singh, who died of Cerebral Malaria-Jaundice on 30 October 2005, was also the party's Politburo member. Between 2005 and 2011, the State captured several Politburo members of the party, which includes – Sushil Roy alias Som, Narayan Sanyal alias N. Prasad, Pramod Mishra , Amitabh Bagchi , Baccha Prasad Singh , Anukul Chandra Naskar and Akhilesh Yadav. Ashutosh Tudu and Anuj Thakur are another two of
6318-505: The unified party's understanding of the development and content of Marxism-Leninism-Maoism . It forms the cornerstone of the party's ideological-political principles and views. • “ Party Programme ”, a concise 35-point outline of the party's general political line, synthesized out of more than 30 years of experience of the MCCI and the PWG. It includes the Indian Revolution's minimum and maximum programmes for establishing Socialism-Communism as to
6399-487: The upper portion of the reservoir is in Manbazar subdivision. The remnants of old temples and deities are found in the subdivision also, as in other parts of the district. The subdivision has a very high proportion of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes . Bandwan CD block has 51.86% ST population, Manbazar II CD block has 48.97% ST population. Manbazar I CD block has 22.03% ST and 22.44% SC. Puncha CD block has 24.74% ST and 14.54 SC. Writing in 1911, H. Coupland, ICS, speaks of
6480-554: Was 1,007. The total number of literates in Manbazar was 6,948 (81.61% of the population over 6 years). Manbazar police station has jurisdiction over a part of the Manbazar I CD block. The area covered is 411.11 km and the population covered is 153,985. The headquarters of the Manbazar I CD block are located at Manbazar. SH 4 running from Jhalda (in Purulia district) to Digha (in Purba Medinipur district) and SH 5 running from Rupnarayanpur (in Bardhaman district) to Junput (in Purba Medinipur district) cross at Manbazar. SBSTC has
6561-403: Was arrested in 2021 November along with another PLGA Savithri by Kerala ATS. The CPI (Maoist) has a "publication division". Besides volunteering as a Politburo member of the party, B. Sudhakar alias "Kiran" also works for its publication division. The Central Military Commission (CMC) is the main armed body of the CPI (Maoist), and it is constructed by its Central Committee. In addition to
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