Dozens of Maoist guerrillas killed in Central India by the Government forces on Sunday, one of the most dead operations in recent years against the leftist rebels who led the rebellion that pierced and flowed over several decades.
Operation, in the forested area of Bijapur in Chhattisgarh, was conducted against the so -called Naxalit movement, and left 31 rebels dead, together with two members of the police force, according to police officer, Jiteentra Kumar Yadav.
Chief Yadav said that the authorities had recovered a number of attacks of AK-47 and several other automatic rifles after the conflict.
“We will completely eradicate Naxalism from the country, so no citizen of the country has to lose their lives therefore,” said Amit Shah, an Indian Interior Minister, referring to the left -wing rebellion.
The Maoist rebellion began in the East India in the 1960s and expanded widely in the central and southern parts of the country.
The violence reached the highlight of 2010, when more than 600 civilians were killed in the conflict and over 250 security forces.
In recent years, civil death has decreased, after the government surgery has reduced space to work the rebels. The guidance of the rebellion was also struggling, say analysts, despite the target operations, age and illness.
Last year, the Ministry of the Interior announced that the threat of left -wing extremism had fallen significantly in recent years, in terms of the number of deaths, as well as the amount of territory affected.
The death of civilians and security forces associated with the 2023 rebellion was 86 percent lower than at its peak in 2010, the Ministry said, adding that the number of district affected by violence was decreased to 38 with 126.
Naniran Sahoo, who studies left -wing extremism in the observer’s exploration fund, said the Maoista of the Employment of Members, among other problems.
He also said that they concentrated their activities in several district around Abujhmad Forest, including Bijapur, after having suffered losses over the years.
“Maoists are in their weakest point, mostly because they have lost a lot of their territory,” he said.
