Tribal worker and activist Soni Sori said, “The allegation of being a militia is such that it can be imposed on a tribal at any given time. Security forces can easily say that he or she was a member of the militia…Two years ago we had undertaken a tiranga rally. During this rally, which was held on August 15, we hoisted the tricolour in Gompad village. It was our effort to include people from these remote areas into the mainstream. But today, six people of the same Gompad village have been killed as Naxalites by the police. Now how would I go and face them? How would I ask them to trust in our democratic system?”