CRPF report reveals nexus between JDU, Naxals for electoral gains

New Delhi: CNN-IBN has accessed a CRPF report which hints at a possible link between Naxals and politicians in Bihar, Chhattisgarh and Odisha. The report says that Bihar Assembly Speaker Uday Narayan Chaudhury sought support of Naxal leaders for Lok Sabha elections.

The report claims that Chaudhary, who is the Janata Dal United's candidate from Jamui, met Naxal leader Sidhu Koda recently and sought his support for his candidature. According to the CRPF report, the Naxals assured Chaudhary of support.

The report quoted top Maoist leaders and businessmen with Naxal links to back the claims.

Dharmendra Chopra, a Chhattisgarh-based businessman who was arrested in January this year for alleged Maoist links, said that many politicians had ties with Naxals.

The report also mentions Chenda Bhushanam, a top Maoist leader who was arrested from Odisha and is alleged to have links with local politicians in the Koraput district of the state.

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