Forest Guards Collaborating With Maoists'

“The CPI(Maoist) is an unlawful and banned organisation. But today we find forest guards collaborating with them. Recently, a forest official in Sunabeda in Odisha went in an official jeep to attend a programme of the Maoists, thus giving official recognition to them. I know most of you are susceptible and unarmed. But there is a need to draw a line," Pillai said while addressing the ‘National Conference on Forestry Administration in Leftwing Extremist Areas'. He, however, maintained his remarks should not be taken as criticism. Read the full report here.

Source: M Madhusudan, Sunday Pioneer, New Delhi.