Maoists posters against MP, ex-MLA found in Bihar’s Aurangabad

Several alleged handwritten Maoist posters threatening Member of Parliament (MP) Sushil Singh and former Janata Dal-United (JD-U) MLA Ranvijay Singh were allegedly found in Bihar's Aurangabad district on Wednesday, police said.

The station house officer (SHO) of Goh police station, Kamlesh Paswan, told in a report that the police did not find any posters when they visited the places, but added that they were monitoring the situation and had launched an investigation. Local police and paramilitary forces also conducted searches in and around the area to get information about the Maoists.

Aurangabad MP Sushil Singh confirmed that he had information about the Maoist posters. The posters also targeted the central government and threatened to blow up the office of the ruling JD-U. She criticized the government for its failure to bring the canal to the region.

Former MLA Ranvijay said, "I cannot say why they (Maoists) threatened me like this." However, he admitted that his family has been on the Maoist hit list for a long time. It may be mentioned that a few years back Maoists attacked Singh's native village of Bandya in which a gunfight took place from both sides. However, the rebels were forced to retreat in the face of fierce resistance from the villagers.

People familiar with the matter said the Singh family is on the hit list because they are the owners, who the Maoists consider "exploiters" of the downtrodden. "We are monitoring the situation and have started an investigation," said Swapna Ji Meshram, Superintendent of Police, Aurangabad (SP), adding that the police are probing the matter whether it is the handiwork of miscreants or Maoists