In Gadchiroli, a woman comrade, Samakkha, took to task a forest officer who had grabbed a vehicle to confiscate forest produce from Adivasis. In front of a huge crowd of people he had dominated for years, the forest officer’s collar was grabbed by a single woman, and he was forced to apologise. This left a big impression on the psyche of the Adivasi populace. The tehsildar in Alapalli who was exploiting schoolgirls was caught by the Naxal guerillas, beaten up and then tied to a tree. Then the women of that area were asked to assemble and instructed to spit at his face. One by one, the women approached him and spat on him. Some of them cried. (From “Hello, Bastar”)

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