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‘Bastar to become Maoist-free soon, Lal Salaam calls have been replaced with slogans of Bharat Mata ki Jai’: Union Home Minister Amit Shah

OpIndia Staff - 14 December, 2025

Union Home Minister Amit Shah, at Bastar Olympics closing, hailed the shift from "Lal Salaam" to "Bharat Mata ki Jai." He vowed Naxalism's end by March 2026, top tribal development by 2030, and Olympic scouting for local talents amid record 3.91 lakh participants.

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Leadership gone, cadre wiped out, Naxal groups still want to play politics: Read why the latest ‘letter to CMs’ is another farce before the...

Shraddha Pandey - 24 November, 2025

In the letter signed by MMC Zonal Committee spokesperson Anant, the Committee expressed readiness to surrender under government rehabilitation schemes; however, it sought time until 16th February 2026, to reach all members and make a collective decision. The CPI(Maoist) MMC requested the state governments to suspend security operations until then.

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The Wire whitewashes crimes of slain Maoist Madvi Hidma, calls him a ‘hero of the masses’: Here is all you need to know about...

Aditi - 21 November, 2025

The Wire, which conveniently omits to present the pain of the families of the security personnel killed in Naxal attacks, mentions how Hidma's mother and other people from his native village mourned his death.

Major blow to Naxalism: Top Maoist commander Madvi Hidma, mastermind of Dantewada and Jhiram attacks, gunned down in Andhra

OpIndia Staff - 18 November, 2025

One of India’s most dreaded Maoist commanders, Madvi Hidma, long considered the shadowy architect of some of the deadliest attacks on security forces, has been...

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Chhattisgarh: Dreaded Maoist Kamla Sodi carrying Rs 17 lakhs bounty surrenders; major boost to India’s anti-Naxal drive

OpIndia Staff - 6 November, 2025

KCG Superintendent of Police Lakshya Sharma said that Maoist Kamla Sodi was active in the Maaad division of Bastar and the Madhya Pradesh-Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh (MMC) zone of the banned CPI (Maoist).

Crime

Maoist leader from Jharkhand killed in police encounter in Assam, was behind IED blast on railway track in Kokrajhar district

OpIndia Staff - 25 October, 2025

In a significant breakthrough for security forces, a suspected Maoist operative linked to Thursday's improvised explosive device (IED) blast on a railway track in...

208 Naxalites including Central Committee Member Rupesh surrender with 153 weapons in Chhattisgarh, North Bastar becomes Naxal-free

OpIndia Staff - 17 October, 2025

After 258 Maoists surrendered in Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra in last two days, today 208 more red terrorists returned to mainstream in Chhattisgarh. Most of...

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