Nandigram: In a move apparently aimed at clipping of the wings of the CRPF deployed in Nandigram, West Bengal government has asked the central paramilitary force to shift all their five camps from present locations and to work under areas of responsibility assigned by district police chief.

"We have been asked by the DGP, West Bengal, to shift our five camps from the present location. We have also been asked to work in the area of responsibility to be assigned by East Midnapore SP S S Panda," CRPF's deputy inspector general Alok Raj said.

After armed CPI(M) cadres recaptured Nandigram from its rival Bhumo Uchched Pratirodh Committee backed by Trinamnool Congress, the CRPF has camps in Nandigram, Gokulnagar and Rajaram Chowk, besides Khodambari-I and II.

As per the DGP's instructions, the Nandigram camp is to be shifted to Temgua, the Gokulnagar camp to Pankhai, the Rajaram Chowk camp to Jellingham, Khodambari-I camp to Teropeksha and Khodambari-II to Khejuri Mahila Vidyapith.

"The CRPF women's company has been asked to shift from Nakuri to Chandipur", Raj said. Till now, the CRPF, which had set up camps at the present locations at the instruction of the DGP had been working independently as per the area of operation given to it by the administration, he added.

Asked why the forces were being shifted, Raj, who attended a meeting with the DGP at Nandigram police station, pleaded ignorance. "We had set up camps here on being asked by the DGP to do so. I don t understand why we are being asked to shift now.

Source : PTI