Despite combing operation by joint forces and appeal by political parties to release abducted two government employees,the Maoists, the alleged abductors don’t yet release them.Family members met chief minister of Bengal Buddhadeb Bhattacharya and Mamata Banarjee, the supremo of the main opposition party.On October 23,2010,the Maoists abducted an intelligence branch inspector, Partha Biswas, and an NGO worker, Samarjit Basu, from a Maoists infested area in Ayodhya hill area of Purulia District.On November 4, the CPI-Maoist denied responsibility in the abduction of the two.

Recently, the Maoists have intensified their attack on ‘class enemies’. On Febuary 25,an inspector-in-charge of a police station killed in Maoist gunfire.February 15 attack on Eastern Frontier Rifles camp at Maoists infested in West Midnapore district of West Bengal put the Bengal government in dilemma.At least 25 ERF personnel were killed and several others injured when armed CPI-Maoist cadres attacked a ERF camp at Silda.Maoist claimed responsibility.After spending 50 hours as ‘prisoners of war’, the abducted police officer Atindranath Dutta returned home on October 22,2009,after West Bengal government agreed to release 14 women earlier arrested by the Police.This ends the 50 hour long hostage drama. In the forests of Domohini in Lalgarh, Maoists handed over Dutta to media persons.The officer in charge of a police station Dutta was abducted by armed Maoist cadres on Sept.20 afternoon.Maoists also looted weapons from the police station.They killed two police personnel and also looted a nearby bank.The OC belongs to the Sankrail police station in West Midnapore ,one of the three Maoists infested districts of West Bengal.

Earlier in West Bengal, two Police constables, Siteshwar Prasad and Shishir Kanti Nag, who were abducted on September 26 by Maoists demanding the release of Chttradhar Mahato, were set free late in the night at Jamtalghera in West Midnapore district.On July 30,the Maoists abducted two Policemen, Sabbir Molla and Kanchan Bauri, Assistant Sub-inspectors of the State Armed Police.They were part of the team who were part of the joint forces engaged in anti-Maoists operations in Lalgarh.They are not yet released by the Maoists.

On June 18, Bengal government launched a counter-offensive against the Maoists or Naxals.Central security forces and a unit of Commando Battalions for Resolute Action (COBRA) led by Bengal police started counter offensive.On September 30,six Maoists cadres abducted Police Inspector (Special Branch) Francis Induwar, posted in the Khunti District of Jharkhand,neighbouring state of Bengal .Later Maoists claimed that they carried out the beheading of Police Inspector. On Oct. 6,the Jharkhand Police found the beheaded dead body of the abducted Police Inspector Francis Enduwar.Counter offensive is going on in Maoists infested Lalgarh and surrounding areas without much success.

Today (April 27) cities across India were affected by the bandh (strike).Opposition parties protested against price rises by blocking roads,railway tracks.They also torched vehicles who defied their bandh call.

Despite courts order that bandhs or general strikes are illegal,political parties in India called bandhs on different reasons.People who live in the Communist ruled states of West Bengal and Kerala know that ruling party as well as opposition called general strikes.On 1997,the Kerala High Court had passed the order that general strikes were illegal.On 2003,a fine of Rs.20 lakh($45,000) each was imposed on right wing Shiv Sena and BJP by the Mumbai High Court for the damage caused by public property.October 1,2007 Tamil Nadu bandh,called by ruling DMK on the issue of the Setusamudram Canal Project violate the Supreme Court’s order.On Sept.30,2007 the Supreme Court of India stayed a ruling DMK-sponsored bandh in Tamil Nadu on the Setusamudram sea canal project issue.Earlier the Kerala High Court and Bombay High Court had ruled that the Chief Minister of a state can not lead a strike in his own state.
On July 17,2009,Violence broke out in different parts of Calcutta and other parts of Bengal when Congress supporters went on the rampage.The State Congress leadership has called a 12-hour State-wide general strike to protest against attack on their leaders.In recent past the ruling Communist party of India (Marxist)as well as opposition parties observed general strikes on different occasion.During the to protest against the acquisition of fertile farmland to set up a car factory and chemical hub in Singur and Nandigram,West Bengal had been hit by general strikes frequently.In general strike protesters closed offices and shops and public transport forcefully as a mark of public protest.General public faced difficulties and poor people lost their daily wage.Industries also faced heavy loss.