Bhupesh Sarkar of Chhattisgarh has increased the scope of investigation of the Ziram Valley case. With the formation of SIT to investigate the Ziram Valley attack six years ago in the state, the state government has once again extended the term of the judicial inquiry commission. Also, the scope of the inquiry commission has reached the former Chief Minister Dr. Raman Singh.

The State Government has added 8 new points in the Ziram investigation case. Also, Justice Prasanta Mishra, who is investigating the case, has extended the term of the judicial inquiry commission for the 13th time. In the investigation, those new points have been included, which also includes the role of the Unified Command. The Government also wanted to know the role of Unified Command during the Naxalite Operation and especially during the TCOC period, the duty of Chairman of Command. Also, the judicial commission has been asked to tell whether the then chairman of the Unified Command did the right to discharge his duties or not.

It has also been asked to know the terms of the agreement between the Maoists and the government for the release of IAS Alex Paul Memon. Because the Chief Minister is the President of the Unified Command and Dr. Raman Singh was the Chief Minister of the state at the time of the incident. Therefore, due to the involvement of this point in the investigation, Raman Singh has also come under the scrutiny and he can also be called to file a statement. In this case, Chief of the Communication Department, Shailesh Nitin Trivedi alleged that during the previous government, Ziram case was not investigated properly. Therefore, it should be checked right now.

These new points will be examined

– After the attack on the departed Mahindra Karma in November 2012, did they review the security review group?
After the attack on the departed Mahindra Karma in November 2012, at what level was the demand and decision taken on the demand for additional security sought by them and what action was taken.
– After the attack on the convoy of late leader Nandkumar in Garyaband district in July 2011, additional security was provided to protect Patel and his convoy and whether it was done at the time of Ziram Valley attack.
In view of the major Maoist attacks in the state, were there any guidelines for supplying a fixed number or even more force for traveling in those areas. If yes, then it was followed or else if any steps were taken after reviewing the major attacks in the past.
– How much police force was present in the Bastar district on May 25, 2013? What changes were sent to the other district from the Bastar district to the police force during the change program? If yes, for what reason and by whose order and whether the permission of the competent authority was taken for it. – Do the Maoists try to persuade an elderly man in order to release him after making him hostage? What was the reason of not doing so when the late leader Nandkumar Patel and his close friend were being held hostage?
– What kind of agreements were made with the Maoists in the abduction and release of Alex Paul Menon, then Collector of Sukma? Was there any relation with the security of the late Mahendra Karma?

Veterans leaders were killed
Let us know that on 25th May 2013, the Naxalites attacked the convoy of a change of Congress in Jhirmghati, located at Darbhanga of Bastar. Naxalites had killed the then Congress state president Nandkumar Patel, former Union minister Vidyacharan Shukla, former minister Mahendra Karma, including veteran Congress leaders. In this case, the SIT has been formed after coming to the Congress government. Here, the BJP has termed the Congress as a SIT government on the scope of investigation and the formation of the SIT. BJP spokesperson Sanjay Srivastava said that the new government is establishing SIT in every case. The government should also create a SIT for this in which case the SIT is to be constituted.