Hill Voice, 1 September 2024, Rangamati: Today (September 1), the Mog Party terrorists supported and sheltered by the army from the past autocratic regime in Rajasthali Upazila of Rangamati district demanded extortion over mobile phone using the name of Jana Sanghati Samiti (JSS).

It is believed that the name of the JSS is being used by the Mog Party in accordance with the advice of army and DGFI, intending to resettle the Mog Party in Rajasthali, after the Mog Party being driven out from Rajasthali (Bangalhalia) recently especially in the face of resistance and driving by the local indigenous-Bengali mob.

According to local sources, early this morning, 3 elected public representatives of Rajasthali Upazila were called and demanded extortion over mobile phone (Mobile number No. 01858039613) introducing themselves as JSS members. At some point when the news was spread, the local JSS activists also came to know about the matter.

After investigation, the JSS confirmed that no JSS member uses the number. Rather, the Mog Party terrorists have been extorting by using the name of JSS by the number.

It should be noted that the Mog party terrorists not only demanded money from the above 3 elected public representatives, but also from former and present public representatives. It is learnt that they demanded Tk 5,000/- from former Upazila Mahila Vice-Chairman Gautami Khiang; Tk 10,000 from Ghilamukh UP Chairman Robert Tripura and Tk 10,000/- from Gaindya UP Chairman Uchimong Marma.

It may be noted that on August 25, around 3 pm, Bangalhalia UP Chairman Adumong Marma was abducted by Mog Party terrorists. He has not yet been released.

On August 20, at around 8:30 am, Chingsu Marma (40) and Mandi Marma (35) of Mog Party went to Bengalhalia bazar and beat up a shopkeeper named Aziz (65) for extortion. After that, at the face of resistance by the local Bengali-indigenous mob, the Mog Party terrorists had to leave Bangalhalia Bazar area and move to Powaitu Para of Gaindya Union at their main base area.

Allegedly, the army are conspiring to resettle the Mog Party terrorists to Bengalhalia.

There have been allegations for a long that the terrorists of the so-called Marma Nationalist Party (MNP), known as the Mog Party, stayed in Rajasthali area with the help and shelter of army, former CHT minister Bir Bahadur, sometimes former Awami League MP Dipankar Talukder. From Bangalhalia, the terrorists have been committing various terrorist activities including killing and abduction of the JSS workers and masses involved in the movement for implemention of the CHT Accord.