Naxal violence victims of Bastar protest in Delhi

New Delhi (Team Newsbuddy): A group of Naxal violence victims from Bastar district of Chhattisgarh protested at Jantar Mantar demanding justice and peace in their area. Under the banner of ‘Bastar Shanti Samiti’, the group started their protest from Kartavya Path and reached Jantar Mantar by noon.

Manguram Kawade, coordinator of Bastar Shanti Samiti, said, “We have been suffering from Naxal violence for decades. Our villages have been destroyed and our region has been deprived of development.” “We demand that the voice of Bastar be heard and our people be freed from this continuous violence,” Kavade said.

Gudduram Lekam (18), who lost his leg in a landmine planted by Naxalites in March, said he was returning home after plucking chillies from the fields when he stepped on a landmine in the forest. He lost his leg in the blast. “I don’t want anyone else to suffer the same fate, so it is important to eradicate Naxalism from our region. That is why we have come here to protest today,” Lekam pleaded.