Daijiworld Media Network - Sringeri (SP)

Sringeri, Mar 7: The naxals are learnt to have convened a meeting of the villagers on the night of Thursday March 5 at Talagar near Bukkadibail in Sringeri taluk, where they paid glorious tributes to fellow naxals Manohar, Devaiah and Ravi who died in police encounters, sang revolutionary songs and decried the government policies. Besides, they also sought total support of the villagers to their endeavours.

Naxal leaders like B G Krishnamurty, Mundagar Lata and Prabha were among the five-member naxal team which organized the meeting. Reportedly, the gang members conducted a house-to-house visit on Thursday evening to invite the villagers to the meeting, the locals said.

The meeting was held near the house of Umesh, who runs a shop in the village, at about 8 pm. They distributed two types of pamphlets, one of which criticized the policies of the BJP government while the other gave full details of the naxals who died in an encounter at Mavinahola village near Kalasa some time back.

A few who were present at the meeting said, that the naxals dwelt in detail about the way the government functioned, their anti-people policies since the times of the then Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao, enquired about the coolies being paid to the workers, explained the purpose of their fight and sought   wholehearted support from the people.

In the meeting, attended by over a hundred people, even a question-answer session was held, it is learnt.