But killings of innocents by the State, in order to brand them as extremists in death, is surely a far more heinous offense. An estimated 2 lakh adivasi people of Bastar have been rendered homeless since the launch of the Salwa Judum offensive in 2005. There have been several charges of rape and loot against leaders of the Salwa Judum. What passes for the ‘counterinsurgency’ operation in Chhattisgarh is clearly nothing but a war on the people. Prabhat Kumar,For CPI(ML) Central CommitteeCommunist Party of India (ML) LiberationU-90 ShakarpurDelhi – 110092Phone:91-11-22521061Fax: 91-11-22442790Web-site: www.cpiml.org