Summary:
Hyderabad: Maoists on Tuesday called for a boycott of the Telangana Assembly elections scheduled for December 7. Intelligence agencies have reportedly cautioned politicians in Telangana against possible strikes by the Maoists during the election campaign. Issued in the name of CPI-Maoist’s Telangana State Secretary Haribhushan, the statement found fault with the policies pursued by all political parties. However, following the killing of a legislator and a former legislator in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh last month, security agencies have gone on high alert in Telangana. In a statement sent to some media houses, Communist Party of India-Maoist called upon people not to participate in what it termed ‘fake’ elections and fight for a “democratic Telangana”..