[Reader-list] Police Firing In Andhra Pradesh

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*The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the
following statement on July 28, 2007:*
*Police Firing In Andhra Pradesh Condemned*

*The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) strongly
condemns the killing of eight persons in police firing in Mudigonda, near
Khammam in Andhra Pradesh. The dead included a student and a woman. The
police resorted to brutal firing on people participating in a peaceful rasta
roko as part of the bandh to protest police repression and the refusal of
the government to concede their genuine demands. The CPI(M), CPI and 195
mass organisations have been conducting a peaceful movement for house sites
and land for the poor, since May 2, 2007.  The struggle entered a new phase
on July 22 with the indefinite hunger strike launched by leaders of the
CPI(M) and  CPI.*

*Instead of discussing and settling the issues, the Congress government in
Andhra Pradesh resorted to brutal attacks against the people. Hundreds of
people were seriously injured in police lathicharges in different parts of
the state and thousands were sent to jail. Leaders including B.V. Raghavulu,
Member of the CPI(M) Polit Bureau,  P Madhu, Member of the CPI(M) Central
Committee and K Narayana, Secretary of the Andhra Pradesh State Council of
the CPI who were on indefinite hunger strike were forcibly arrested at
midnight on Friday.*

*The genuine demands of the people for house sites and land cannot be
suppressed by such brutal display of force.**  *

*The Polit Bureau urges upon the government of Andhra Pradesh to immediately
concede all genuine demands. The PB also demands firm action against the
police officers responsible for the firing and payment of adequate
compensation to those killed.*

*The Polit Bureau calls upon all its units throughout the country to protest
against this brutal police action.*