Salwa Judum leader to undertake anti-Naxal campaign in Gadchiroli

Salwa Judum leader from Chhattisgarh K Madhukar Rao will undertake a three-day public awareness campaign against Naxals in Bhamragarh tahsil of Gadchiroli from Saturday. Rao, who was the first to start the Salwa Judum campaign in Chhattisgarh in June 2005, at Karkeli village of Bijapur district, will address rallies of people in Lahiri, Bhamragarh and Bhatpar villages.
 
Asked how Rao is coming to Gadchiroli, Superintendent of Police Veeresh Prabhu told The Indian Express, “He sought permission for rallies. So, we made enquiry about him with our counterparts in Bijapur where he belongs. We got positive reports, so we decided to allow him… Rao is going to create awareness among tribals about how Naxals have been throttling development, how they have unleashed a culture of violence and how they don’t follow what they preach.
 
Rao, incidentally, is the hottest Naxal target in Chhattisgarh and generally moves with hundreds of his followers. He will be entering Gadchiroli with about 500-1,000 of them, along with a strong police posse. Afterwards, the Gadchiroli police will provide the security.
 
(http://www.indianexpress.com/news/salwa-judum-leader-to-undertake-antinaxal-campaign-in-gadchiroli/767769/  27/03/11, Indian Express)