Around 200 Naxalites from the Dandakaranya region, including senior leaders, are set to surrender their arms and return to the mainstream on Friday in Bastar. According to IG Bastar P Sundarraj, the surrender ceremony will take place in the presence of Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu D
In a major breakthrough in India's fight against Left Wing Extremism (LWE) or Naxalism, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday announced that 258 Naxalites have surrendered in Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra over the past two days.
Shah emphasised that "Those who want to surrender are welcome, and those who continue to wield the gun will meet the wrath of our forces." He appealed to those still involved in Naxalism to lay down their weapons and join the mainstream.
Congress leader Shama Mohamed on Thursday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi over United States President Donald Trump's recent remarks regarding Russian oil, alleging that the Prime Minister has "surrendered" to US pressure and undermined India's sovereignty.
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Highlighting the steady decline in Naxal-affected regions, Shah said that the number of the most affected districts had dropped from six to three, while the total number of affected districts had fallen to 11 from 18.
Along with Bhupati, nearly 60 Naxalites laid down their arms, marking one of the largest surrenders in the state's history. Bhupati had placed a precondition that he would surrender only in the presence of the Chief Minister.
In a significant development, 50 cadres of the Communist Party of India (Maoist), including 39 women, have surrendered at the Kamtera camp of the BSF's 40th Battalion in Koyalibeda, Kanker district, according to security forces.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday said that today marks an important day for Gadchiroli district, as the process of eliminating Maoism from the region began.
Naxal Commander Mallojula Venugopal Rao, alias Sonu, a senior CPI (Maoist) leader and its Politburo member, along with 60 other Naxalites, surrendered in the presence of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis at the Gadchiroli Police headquarters.
Six members of the banned CPI (Maoist) party surrendered before the Bhadradri Kothagudem district police on Tuesday. The group, comprising three Party Members, two Militia members, and one Chetna Natya Manch (CNM) cadre, including one woman, decided to renounce violence and return to the
Malloujula Venugopal Rao alias Sonu, a senior CPI (Maoist) leader and its Politburo member, laid down weapons along with 60 Maoist cadres in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli on Tuesday, signalling a potential move towards peace with the Centre.