After the anti-Naxal operation: Time to heal, not conquer

Last Updated25/04/2024

Security forces dealt a decisive blow to the Maoists in Chhattisgarh- Maharashtra border.
A joint force of the BSF and district reserve guard killed 29 of them, including three senior commanders.

This was the highest number of casualties that the Maoists have suffered in a single operation in Bastar.
The Maoist movement had reached its peak in 2010 when 223 districts across 20 states were affected by violence to some degree.
Violence and the resultant deaths have declined by 73 percent from a high in 2010.

Left-wing extremism (LWE), also known as left-wing terrorism refers to political ideologies and groups that advocate for societal and political change through revolutionary means.
The LWE movement in India originated in a 1967 uprising in Naxalbari, West Bengal.
The 2006 D Bandopadhyay Committee identified governance gaps and Social discrimination against tribals in economic, political, and cultural spheres as the primary causes of Naxalism's proliferation.
The failure of land reforms and land redistribution after independence is another cause for rise in Extremism.
Forced Displacements by projects of mining, irrigation and power projects without adequate arrangements for rehabilitation.
Non-regularisation of traditional land rights under FRA, 2006,rejections of land grants to tribes.

'National Policy and Action Plan to address Left Wing Extremism 2015: comprehensive approach that involves various facets of governance, security, and development.
Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015: The Act plays a crucial role in protecting children affected by LWE.
Solution SAMADHAN: It is the one-stop solution for the LWE problem. short-term policy to long-term policy formulated at different levels.