Brahmeshwar singh biography of michael

Ranvir Sena, the dreaded upper caste militia from Bihar, was formed way back in 1994 by the feudal forces to take on the ultra-left organisations such as the CPI (ML) Liberation, Party Unity and the MCCI, which were championing the rights of the poor, landless peasants belonging to the underprivileged sections of society.

The rapid spread of Naxal movement in central and south Bihar since 1980s and its growing popularity among the farm labourers, who mostly worked in the fields of prosperous farmers, was a matter of growing concern for the upper caste landlords in the state.

It was the influential landlords, mostly belonging to Bhumihar caste, who backed the private militia to the hilt in its fight against the Naxalites.

The organisation evolved into an armed outfit under the leadership of Brahemshwar Singh aka Mukhiyaji, himself a landlord from Bhojpur district, who tried to unite the uppe