CPIML condemns the IED attack in Gadchiroli, reportedly perpetrated by the CPI(Maoist), which has killed 15 policemen and a driver.

Such anarchist actions, right in the middle of a Parliamentary election where the central concern of people's movements is to oust the fascist BJP, are especially senseless and politically bankrupt.

The incident also exposes the hollowness of the Modi Government's claims of ending such violence through demonetisation and militarized repression.

CPIML demands a thorough investigation into the attack to bring the perpetrators to justice.

Dipankar Bhattacharya
General Secretary,
Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)