Bastar. Jan Pituri week of Maoists is about to begin in Naxal-affected areas of Chhattisgarh. Once again under the orders of South Eastern Railway passenger and night express up to Kirandul have been suspended in view of Jan Pituri week being celebrated by Maoists from June 26 to July 2. Now both these trains will run between Dantewada to Visakhapatnam.
Actually, Naxalite terror still dominates the passenger rail facility. Due to which the passengers between Dantewada to Kirandul will have to wait for a week for the start of the train. Significantly, most Maoist incidents often happen between Dantewada to Kirandul station. Due to this the train is suspended at this place. It is a different matter that the cases of Maoists targeting passenger trains are less. Goods trains are often damaged by Maoists, yet the Railways issues this order as a precautionary measure.
