[《8. CPM leader Sitaram Yechury said: "Security agencies will do their
work. The court is hearing. Let the court decide."

9. Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam said he believed that the news could be
"planted". He told ANI news agency: "I am not saying this is completely
untrue, but it has been Prime Minister Modi's old tactic, since he was
Chief Minister of Gujarat. Whenever his popularity declines, news of an
assassination plot is planted.

10. Rona Wilson is among five people arrested on Wednesday for links with
the banned CPI-Maoist. The others are Dalit activist Sudhir Dhawale, lawyer
Surendra Gadling and activists Mahesh Raut and Shoma Sen. Described by the
police as the "top brass of the urban Maoists", they were arrested in
connection with the Bhima-Koregaon caste violence in January. Their lawyers
said the documents cited by the prosecution were fabricated and an attempt
to frame them.》]

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/pm-narendra-modi-assassination-plot-revealed-in-maoist-letter-say-cops-10-facts-1864611

PM Modi Assassination Plot Revealed In Maoist Letter, Say Cops: 10 Facts
A plot to assassinate Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a "Rajiv Gandhi-type
incident" during one of his roadshows has been revealed in a letter seized
from a suspected Maoist, the Pune police told a court on Thursday.

All India | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh |

Updated: June 08, 2018 20:01 IST

PM Modi Assassination Plot Revealed In Maoist Letter, Say Cops: 10 FactsA
plan was hatched to assassinate PM Modi in a "Rajiv Gandhi-type incident",
according to Pune police

NEW DELHI:  A plot to assassinate Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a "Rajiv
Gandhi-type incident" during one of his roadshows has been revealed in a
letter seized from a suspected Maoist, the Pune police told a court on
Thursday. Soon after, it was reported that Maharashtra Chief Minister
Devendra Fadnavis has also received letters, alleged from Maoist outfits,
threatening him and his family. Home Minister Rajnath Singh said: "We are
always concerned about our PM's security. Maoists are just fighting a
losing battle".
Here are the 10 facts to this story:

1. The letter, dated April 18 2017 and addressed to one "Comrade Prakash",
was found from the home of Delhi-based activist Rona Wilson, the police
claimed. Rona Wilson and four others were arrested on Wednesday for links
with the banned CPI-Maoist. The letter is signed "R" which, the police
suspect, is for "Rona Wilson".

2. Pleading for their custody before a sessions court, the police referred
to a letter that they claimed had been found in the Delhi home of Rona
Wilson, a member of the group Committee for Release of Political Prisoners.

3. A copy of the letter, released by news agency ANI, says "defeating Hindu
fascism has been our core agenda and a major concern" and adds: "We are
working to consolidate ties with like-minded organisations, political
parties, representatives of minorities across the country."

4. It says despite "big defeats like Bihar and West Bengal, PM Modi had
successfully established BJP governments in more than 15 states." Stating
that the trend would mean trouble for the party on all fronts, the letter
talked about "senior comrades" proposing "concrete steps to end the
Modi-era." The letter also talks about raising Rs. 8 crore to buy American
M-4 rifles and four lakh rounds.

5. The part that public prosecutor Ujjwala Pawar read out in court did not
refer to the Prime Minister. "We are thinking along the lines of another
Rajiv Gandhi-type incident. It sounds suicidal and there is a chance that
we might fail but party must deliberate on our proposal...," the prosecutor
was quoted as reading out.

6. Devendra Fadnavis has complained to the police about two threat letters
he received a week ago, said news agency PTI, quoting sources in the state
Home Department said today. The letters reportedly came after the recent
anti-Naxal operations in Gadchiroli, in which 39 Maoists were killed.

7. "It is a very serious matter. It is known that Naxals are under
pressure. It is sinister and dangerous. Many of these elements tend to link
up with mainstream parties," said the BJP's Nalin Kohli.

8. CPM leader Sitaram Yechury said: "Security agencies will do their work.
The court is hearing. Let the court decide."

9. Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam said he believed that the news could be
"planted". He told ANI news agency: "I am not saying this is completely
untrue, but it has been Prime Minister Modi's old tactic, since he was
Chief Minister of Gujarat. Whenever his popularity declines, news of an
assassination plot is planted. So, it should be probed how much truth is in
it this time."

10. Rona Wilson is among five people arrested on Wednesday for links with
the banned CPI-Maoist. The others are Dalit activist Sudhir Dhawale, lawyer
Surendra Gadling and activists Mahesh Raut and Shoma Sen. Described by the
police as the "top brass of the urban Maoists", they were arrested in
connection with the Bhima-Koregaon caste violence in January. Their lawyers
said the documents cited by the prosecution were fabricated and an attempt
to frame them.



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