Government checking veracity of ‘surrender offer’ by Maoists

NEW DELHI: CPI(Maoist), successful a purported property connection signed by its apical person 'Abhay' - the nom de guerre utilized by senior-most politburo and cardinal committee subordinate Mallojula Venugopal Rao - has offered to laic down arms and participate into a impermanent ceasefire.Pushed to the brink by sustained counter-Naxal operations successful 'core' areas heavy wrong the jungles of Abujmarh, which person seen decimation of its apical leaders, including wide caput Basavaraju and 7 cardinal committee members this year, the CPI(Maoist) sought a period from govt to clasp consultations with its leaders and cadre crossed the country, including those successful jail, to physique a statement connected its bid initiative.

Sources successful the Chhattisgarh govt and cardinal agencies, however, said the authenticity of the letter, which is antithetic from earlier CPI(Maoist) property statements arsenic it carries a mugshot of Abhay, is inactive being verified.Stating that it had taken enactment of the property release, Chhattisgarh Police said, "The contents are nether cautious examination. It is reiterated that immoderate determination connected engagement oregon dialog with the CPI(Maoist) lies solely with the govt, which volition instrumentality an due telephone aft owed information and appraisal of the concern and circumstances."

A cardinal govt serviceman said the onslaught the Maoists person been subjected to implicit the past months has not near them with galore options, different than surrender. The CPI (Maoist) statement, portion underlining its repeated calls for bid negotiations since the past week of March 2025, said it had connected May 10, 2025, projected laying down arms and ceasefire and sought a month's clip to clasp consultations among its apical brass. However, cardinal govt, alternatively than responding, stepped up its counter-operations, which saw the elimination of CPI(Maoist) wide caput Basavaraju and 28 others."In presumption of the changed planetary and nationalist circumstances and accordant appeals by the PM, location curate and apical constabulary officers to laic down arms and articulation the mainstream, we person decided to springiness up equipped conflict and participate into a impermanent ceasefire. We, successful the future, volition proceed to combat for people's rights alongside governmental parties and activistic outfits." They added they were acceptable for talks with the location curate oregon different representatives.