A Maoists’ arms-manufacturing factory destroyed in Gadchiroli!
This incident shows that Maoism, or Naxalism, has still not been completely eradicated from the country.
This incident shows that Maoism, or Naxalism, has still not been completely eradicated from the country.
The then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh acknowledged that Naxalism posed a challenge ‘bigger than Kashmir and the North East,’ yet analysts contend that the Government did not act with the urgency and commitment that the threat demanded.
Strict enforcement of laws against “Love Jihad” and religious conversions.
The government has described India as almost Naxal-free. Heartening. Yet insurgencies often retreat, adapt, and wait.
In the intense exchange of fire from both sides, 5 Naxalites were killed on the spot.
Among those who surrendered is Mohan Kadti, the secretary of the West Bastar Divisional Committee, who surrendered along with his wife.
Notorious Naxalite Hidma was killed by the security forces in an anti-Naxal operation in Chhattisgarh last week.
A reward of ₹89 lakh was offered for 22 of the 28 people, and 19 of them were women.
They added that they are willing to initiate talks only if the government agrees to the ceasefire.
In a major success in the ongoing anti-Naxal operations, 3 Naxalites, carrying a combined bounty of Rs 1.35 crore, were neutralised in the Pati Piri Forest of Jharkhand’s Hazaribagh District on 15th September.