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By K. Srinivas Reddy
SEVERAL DOCUMENTS seized by the police after exchanges with the People's Guerilla Army (PGA) throw light on the tightly-knit outfit.
The platoons and the Special Action Teams are the main force of the PGA, while Special Guerilla Squads (SGS) and Local Guerilla Squads (LGS) constitute the secondary force. The base force of the PGA comprises the Village Defence Squads (VDS) and the Area Defence Squads (ADS).
Ideological and military direction comes from the Central Military Commission (CMC) which functions under the control of the all-powerful Central Committee. The CMC is headed by the secretary of the Central Committee. The CMC's responsibilities include giving a military, ideological and political direction to the PGA, supply of weaponry and ammunition, intelligence and communications. Under the CMC, each State has a separate State Military Commission (SMC) headed by the State Committee secretary.
Each SMC is assisted by Sub-Zonal Military Commands headed by a State Committee member. Each district or division has another committee exclusively for military works. The Sub-Zonal Committees lead the military platoons in the State.
Each platoon mounts offensives on the ``enemy'' with the help of the secondary and the base forces in the district. The specific task of the platoons is to attack the ``enemy'' and seize weapons and provide protection to party units.
The LGS help the PGA in military tasks and also help the party in mobilising and indoctrinating people. The people's militia units and other organisations participate in military exercises on the instructions of the area committees.
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