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From
next month, there would be no CRPF forces to guard the
Christians in relief camps in the communally sensitive
Kandhamal.
According to reports, the Centre has decided to withdraw
all paramilitary forces by the end of this month.
There are total remaining seven of the 42 companies that
were deployed in the district in January. Many of the
Central forces were withdrawn after violence was curbed
in several districts.
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had earlier pleaded for
the continual of the Central forces till Christians
returned to home. However, the proposal was pushed away.
DGP Manmohan Praharaj had also expressed apprehensions
over the withdrawal of the forces, as the communal
violence that rocked the Kandhamal state still remained
a major problem.
However, says Praharaj, as there have been no incidents
of violence in six months, the State Government would
deploy 16 companies of its own forces. It would include
Orissa State Armed Police (OSAP), SOG and other forces.
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