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No early release for abducted Odisha MLA
Tags : Maoists | odisha government | MLA Jhina Hikaka | Panchayati Raj | CMAS | CPI(M) | Andhra Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee |
The early release of BJD MLA Jhinna Hikaka in Odisha appears to be grim as Maoists decided to keep the tribal legislator hostage till April 25 and announced that another people's court would decide his fate.
In an audio message to the media, a leader of Andhra Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee (AOBSZC) of CPI (Maoist) said the final verdict of the ‘praja court’ on the fate of Laxmipur MLA would be communicated by April 25.
The ultras also rejected Odisha government's offer to withdraw cases against 13 prisoners, including five Maoists and facilitate release of 12 others through bail in order to secure freedom of 37-year-old Hikaka, who had been abducted on March 24 in Koraput district.
Though, some of the 12 prisoners as proposed had already been granted bail, the Maoists stuck to their demand for release of 29 rebels asking the government to withdraw charges against them.
Issue Dated: Feb 5, 2017
