Posters at Ghatshila station. Telegraph picture

Jamshedpur, June 15: The Tatanagar-Kanimohali poster campaign against Maoists kicked off today.

All small and big stations along the 80km stretch were covered with tell-tale details of acts of rebel subversion, courtesy the joint drive launched by railway and East Singhbhum district police.

No sooner did the posters find place on walls of waiting rooms, on platform pillars and at tea kiosks across Galudih, Ghatshila, Kokpara, Dalbhumgarh, Chakulia and Kanimohali, they became a topic of debate among passengers.

While the majority lauded the district administration for its campaign against Maoists, a section of passengers found it disturbing.

“Most villagers think rebels to be their messiahs and have little clue about Maoist misdeeds. The posters expose the red devils. After a long time, the administration has taken a step in the right direction,” said Prabin Chowdhury, a resident of Galudih in Ghatshila sub-division.

Chowdhury, who runs a grocery shop at Galudih market, added: “Till today, newspapers were the only medium to expose evil designs of rebels. But now, the police have bolstered that effort.”

The posters in Hindi and Bengali elaborate on ruthless Maoist attacks on innocent people. For instance, the one on the Jnaneswari Express tragedy reveals how a rebel sabotage disrupted rail traffic on the Tatanagar-Kharagpur section, besides maiming dozens of innocent civilians.

Talking to The Telegraph, senior superintendent of police Naveen Kumar Singh said they had focused on smaller stations, as the posters were targeted at the rural populace.

“We have started the campaign from stations passing through rebel-dominated Ghatshila sub-division and will cover other major stations, including Tatanagar and Chakradharpur shortly,” Singh, who is working in tandem with the railway police, said.