Hyderabad: Peoples War Group (PWG) on October 3, claimed responsibility for the attack on Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, even as the state government has appointed a high-level enquiry committee to probe into the entire range of security mechanism in the state and suspended two police officials.

In a four-page statement issued to select vernacular dailies PWG state secretary Ramakrishna and two others claimed responsibility for the attack and defended their action saying "it was a judicious move to eliminate a person, who has been perpetuating state sponsored violence".

Describing Naidu as a "World Bank agent", the PWG said the act was in protest against anti-people policies being adopted by state government and the killing of innocent people in fake encounters.

A few days before the attack on Naidu, two PWG members were tortured and killed in a fake encounter in city by special police force, the statement said.

Imposing ban on people's movements to appease multi-national companies and launching a middle range battle on mass movement besides encouraging state violence were some of the charges PWG made against Naidu.

The statement also signed by Telangana Special Zonal Committee secretary M Bhaskar and Andhra- Orissa border committee secretary M Balakrishna said "the guerrilla army of People's War has carried out the attack".

"People, who are condemning our action should also consider the state sponsored violence in which one hundreds of innocent people were killed in fake encounters", the statement said.

PTI