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Within a few minutes, the harmad - less unconstrained than the police - drove up in six jeeps and opened fire at the committee, shooting three.

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By late that night, news started floating into Boropelia Chowk, the centre of the movement, about a CPM harmad (hired armed goons) firing on the peaceful PCPA procession.

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There is not a single CPI (M) house that the harmad has attacked.

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By noon, as the police retreat, the villagers spot the harmad coming.

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Mostly in civilian clothes, sometimes in army gear, the harmad drive around in cars and trucks sporting red CPI (M) flags, use firearms freely and abide by no law.

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Come and see how the harmad bahini (a reference to armed CPM gangs) and the joint forces are torturing the people. "

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These include development of Jangal Mahal, a movement to scrap special economic zones, steps against the "terror unleashed by the harmad (armed) gangs and ways to stop Trinamul-CPM clashes outside Jangal Mahal.

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Gopal Das, another villager, says, "The harmad always hide their faces so we can never tell who they are.

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Ask them what they will do if the harmad keeps getting closer, and they smile and say, "They have weapons.

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We usually tell the difference between the harmad and the police by their shoes. "

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