Surrendered Maoist accuses Odisha government of going back on promises 

A Maoist couple, who had surrendered in 2007, on Saturday alleged that the government has reneged on the promises it made to them at the time of surrender. 

Surayam Majhi and his wife Pabitra, residents of Birikote village under Mohana block in Gajapati district, were Maoist cadres. In 2007, they had surrendered to join the mainstream of the society.

Then, they were given a patch of land in front of Birikote Panchayat office under the government’s Surrender and Rehabilitation Policy. Pabitra was also appointed as the Anganwadi worker. 

Now, Surayam alleged that the government has taken away the land given to him. He came to know about this when he got his land measured for construction purposes. 

“The administration is torturing mentally. I have found out that the administration cheated me by giving me less land than promised. I will go to the district administration and the DGP, seeking justice,” said Surayam. 

Informing about the incident, Mohana tehsildar Sudhansu Bhushan Pallai said, “We haven’t received any letter from him. But I met him once and told him that he had encroached upon the land adjacent to his land. I even got the land measured by the RI. But he is claiming that he has more land than what is actually shown in documents. We will go through the records and if his claim is proved to be true, then we will give him the demanded land.”

(Reported by Mihir Jati, OTV)