Naxalite Ravindra from Sringeri surrenders after 15 years underground
Ravindra, a resident of Kotehonda village in Sringeri taluk, who had been underground for the past one and a half decades and was actively involved in the Naxalite movement, has now joined the mainstream.
On Saturday afternoon, Ravindra arrived at the Chikkamagaluru District Superintendent of Police (SP) office along with members of the ‘Forum for Civil Peace’ and surrendered in the presence of Chikkamagaluru Deputy Commissioner C.N. Meena Nagaraj, who also serves as the District President of the Naxalite Rehabilitation and Surrender Committee. The event was also attended by District SP Dr. Vikram, committee member K.P. Shripal, Noor Sridhar, and others.
"I have come to the mainstream voluntarily, without any pressure. Our demands should be fulfilled," Ravindra appealed.
Ravindra had been underground and involved in Naxalite activities for the past 15 years, with reports indicating that 14 cases had been registered against him in the district.
Earlier, on January 8, eight Naxalites had surrendered in the presence of Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and were subsequently taken into judicial custody. However, Ravindra, who was part of the same group, had not been in contact since then.
The ‘Forum for Civil Peace’ and the Naxalite Surrender Committee successfully persuaded him to return to the mainstream.
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Niqab incident: Nitish Kumar perhaps revealing his true colours, says J-K CM
Srinagar (PTI): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday criticised his Bihar counterpart over the niqab incident and said that Nitish Kumar might be slowly revealing his true nature.
"Nitish Kumar, who was once considered a secular leader, may be slowly showing his true colours," Abdullah told reporters here on the sidelines of a function.
Abdullah said Kumar removing the face veil of a Muslim woman doctor was wrong and cannot be justified by any means.
"We have seen this kind of incident here several years ago. Have you forgotten how Mehbooba Mufti removed the burqa of a legitimate voter inside a polling station? That act was wrong, and this act (of Kumar) is also wrong.
"If the (Bihar) chief minister did not want to hand over the order to her (Muslim woman), they could have kept her aside. However, to humiliate her like this is totally wrong," the Jammu and Kashmir chief minister said.
Kumar stirred a huge controversy after he removed the face veil of a Muslim woman at a function earlier this week.
