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Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan declared that there would be a clampdown on red sanders smugglers along the lines of Operation Kagar, the Union government’s anti-Maoist operation, in which several Maoists have been killed by security forces.

“Anyone supporting red sanders smuggling, whether they are smugglers or loggers or kingpins, this is a very firm warning to you all. When this country is able to handle even left-wing extremism through Operation Kagar, when people with an ideological base are giving up and surrendering… I will skin all you smugglers. It’s just about political will. If you don’t stop voluntarily, we will start a special operation and ensure there’s fear to even fell a red sanders tree,” Pawan

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