CPI hails grant of bail to Sen, demands withdrawal of cases

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New Delhi, Apr 15 :Welcoming the Supreme Court decision to grant bail to Binayak Sen, the CPI today demanded that Chhattisgarh government withdraw all cases against the activist.
CPI National Secretary D Raja demanded that the BJP government in Chhattisgarh withdraw the cases "foisted" on Sen, who has been convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment by a trial court there for sedition and helping Naxalites.
He claimed that a number of CPI leaders and cadres were in prison in the state and demanded their immediate release.
"The Home Minister must see that security forces do not go on a rampage against tribal people and he should be held responsible for whatever happens to the tribals in Chhattisgarh," Raja said.