VKA supports Orissa Bandh on December 25

VKA supports Orissa Bandh on December 25
By Golak Chandra Das

Bhubaneswar: Vanavasi Kalyan Ashram on Thursday announced that it would support a State wide shut down call given by Swami Laxmananda Saraswati Sradhanjali Samiti, VKA State vice-president Panu Majhi said. Majhi alleged that the Church sponsored armed militants are spreading mayhem in riot hit Kandhamal district.

The State Government has completely failed in nabbing the killers and conspirators of Swamiji's murder. So we have decided to make Orissa Bandh a grand success, Majhi added. The Church paid goons has killed as many as seven Kandh tribal in recent past in the district, he added.

Majhi requested the district administration to take steps to bring back complete normalcy in and ensure no police excess on the Kandh tribals. "We have urged the administration to take steps, so that villagers staying in dense forest, could return back to their villages," he said.

He also demanded release of innocent tribals, who are languishing in various jails of South Orissa in connection with the communal violence. Arrested persons have no role in the violence, but the police coming under pressure, arrested them, he charged. He also demanded adequate security measures for those, who are under threat.

"Police inaction against them had encouraged the miscreants belonging to one community to target the Hindus," he said. He appealed to the Kandh tribals to return back to their respective villages.

Meanwhile, he also reiterated that if the State Government failed to arrest the killers and conspirators, VKA would further intensify its agitation across the State the demands to arrest them.