Naxal learning website blocked by UN

The India-related content of a

Naxal-leaning website was blocked by the Union government on

the recommendation of the Maharashtra police's Anti-Terrorism

Squad.

A senior police official Tuesday said monitoring of

the content uploaded on the website www.bannedthought.net had

revealed Naxal and Maoist propaganda as well as distorted

anti-India news.

He said the website is allegedly connected to the

proscribed Communist Party of India (Maoist) and would upload

biased and distorted content concerning tribal issues and

encounters in Naxal-affected areas of the country.

The website was also providing a platform for the

spread of Naxal ideology among people living in urban areas,

the official stated.

The Maharashtra ATS had, through the state government,

taken up the matter with the Centre following which the order

to ban and block the India-related content of the website was

issued, the official informed.

The website claims it is not affiliated to any

political party but "exists to struggle against the

fascist-like suppression of progressive ideas and thought by

reactionary governments and their agents anywhere in the

world".

The website further claims that it will "attempt to

publicise such suppression and when possible post documents

and publications that have been suppressed elsewhere".