The public sentiment towards the surrender of Maoist cadres in Chhattisgarh is predominantly positive, with many highlighting it as a landmark step toward peace and security. However, there are also notable skepticism and concerns regarding the government's intentions and the broader implications of such surrenders.

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The government has been very effective in crushing the Maoists.

Gopu_17

P Chidambaram started and Amit shah is ending the project. One of good things being done irrespective of party in power. Now let us hope we can get the Infra work rolling and start giving cash to poor tribal women too with - decent govt education and hospital to all.

ridersofthestorms

Govt have been good when it comes to dealing with naxals but removing them is other thing but making it sure that no such thing starts again is other. 

pika_thunderbolt

Not a bjp fan but the way modi dealt with naxals is pretty impressive and the government should be applauded for this.I remember when I used to go to Odisha by train from allahabad and train used to stop at the night because of naxalite issues and as a child it was pretty scary for me.All in all good work bjp!

PracticalNote3565

https://preview.redd.it/fqwqaz465kvf1.jpeg?width=676&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp&amp;s=0bf852fa2d692e165c6ab73e86ab35cad34e5f88

cyber_doc1

Why only the issues which cannot be verified by all are resolved. The road is still broken and worse the streets are still dirty

Such-Emu-1455

Everyone who's celebrating, please watch this video to get a fuller picture of the situation: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OD4xB5min4](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OD4xB5min4)

_Stormchaser

Sweaty_Explorer_8441

Regarding this:

In general, but particularly as of the current situation this year. There is particularly high risk of false news. In particular regarding "surrenders". There have been several staged pictures like the ones in the article you show with "surrendered maoists".

\- If you are unsure about the truth of such news, dont spread those news on social media  
\- You cannot expect to use reddit to verify what is true  
\- You should read the maoist press instead

Regarding the current situation for the party as a whole, there is an important statement recently made by the central comittee of the party:

[CPI (Maoist) Central Committee – It is not our Policy to Betray the Interests of the People – The Red Herald](https://redherald.org/2025/10/07/cpi-maoist-central-committee-it-is-not-our-policy-to-betray-the-interests-of-the-people/)

This referes directly to a false statement that was published in the partys name.

According_Serve446

Gadchiroli Division

Press Release

Date: 27 September 2025

The Communist Party of India (Maoist) Gadchiroli Division Committee, Company-10, and Technical Department fully support the statement issued by Comrade Sonu, Polit Bureau member of the Central Committee, regarding his resignation from responsibilities due to health reasons. We endorse the 
points raised in his statement.

We are aware of the challenges he highlighted. The continuously changing international, national, economic, and political situations are impacting revolutionary struggles everywhere. In India, for a long time, the revolutionary movement has been facing several challenges, particularly in Gadchiroli. Despite this, revolutionary zeal has not disappeared. In many parts of the country, the revolutionary movement is still alive. However, it is also true that in recent years no region has been able to establish a stable mass base.
For many years, our Party has faced setbacks, weaknesses, and discontent at various levels of leadership. This has created doubts among comrades and weakened their confidence in our revolutionary policies. The martyrdom of senior leaders, the absence of new leadership, and increasing difficulties in building a mass base have intensified the crisis. Even though the Central Committee and state committees continue their work, many comrades have been lost in battle, which has deeply affected morale. The resignation of Comrade Sonu should be understood in this background.

The weaknesses of the revolutionary movement are not merely the result of limited armed forces, but also of mistakes in leadership. The leadership has not been able to adapt quickly to changing circumstances or implement proper tactical measures in time. As a result, weaknesses have increased, dissatisfaction has spread, and mass struggles have weakened.
Even today, masses are ready to struggle, and people are eager to participate in revolution. But due to leadership shortcomings, this potential is not being realized. Therefore, Comrade Sonu’s resignation should not be seen simply as a personal decision, but as a collective organizational issue. It is an acknowledgment of mistakes, shortcomings, and limitations.

Our division has faced serious setbacks for many years. Repeated losses have caused leadership crises and prevented the emergence of new cadres. Yet the problems of the people, their exploitation and oppression, have not lessened; instead, the state has intensified its repression. In such circumstances, our division committee wishes to clarify that we accept Comrade Sonu’s resignation in full understanding, while reaffirming our own responsibility to carry forward the revolutionary struggle.
The people’s problems cannot be solved under the current system. Only revolution can bring real change. Therefore, the resignation of Comrade Sonu should be understood not only as a personal step, but also as a collective call to strengthen revolutionary resolve.
We must continue to stand firm with revolutionary spirit, even in difficult conditions like the COVID-19 pandemic and intensifying state repression. Our small units, guided by revolutionary strategy and tactics, remain determined. Though our forces are limited, we will make revolutionary decisions with full determination in accordance with changing conditions.
We appeal to the people, comrades, friends, and intellectuals to understand the current difficult situation, caused both by external attacks and by our own subjective mistakes, and to extend their cooperation to the decisions taken in this light.
With Revolutionary Greetings

Signed:

Manu (In-charge, Technical Department)

Kumsai Veladi

Nikhil (Commander, Company-10)

Spokesperson

Gadchiroli Division

Communist Party of India (Maoist)

sovkhoz_farmer

Looks real. Sad news for Indian Maoists. I hope this does not demoralize them.

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Wow I had no idea the Maoist conflict was still this widespread in India, that’s honestly shocking

Live_Tip1148

Potential-Mobile-567

When People's Republic of China has ditched (mostly) Maoism, how come it spreads abroad? I am quite curious about how non Chinese got affected by his ideology. Mao Zedong's works in Chinese are already very complicated to understand and digest, not to mention the translated ones.

Reasonable-Gas-9771

This is like 2015.. atleast 10yrs old situation (I live near red-corridor).

"Severely affected" then &amp; now are like night &amp; day.

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The [Militarized Communist Party of Peru](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Militarized_Communist_Party_of_Peru), a Shining Path remnant, similarly controls parts of the Valle de los Ríos Apurímac, Ene y Mantaro.

GustavoistSoldier

Same here in the Philippines. 

We have the Communist Party of the Philippines - New People's Army which was founded by Prof. Jose Maria Sison (longest communist insurgency).

champoradoeater

CobblerHot7135

Didn't know India had its own version of hide and seek.

fizerame

Boris740

There was also a sort of unease in Naxal which current govt used in there favour. As Naxals claimed to fight against the government and the class system, but in reality, they ended up building their own class hierarchy. At the bottom, poor tribal people were forced to dedicate their lives to communism, stripped of basic rights, even denied the chance to have families with men being castrated to ensure “sacrifice.” Meanwhile at the top, leaders lived in comfort, raised families, sent their children to elite institutions and enjoyed the "Very Capitalist lifestyle" they claimed to despise.

Familiar-Goat1132

My district had naxals too, most of the areas are safe now. Earlier they used to put nails on the road in their area and kidnap anyone passing by.

4th_May2025

wtf i am from west champaran marked in the map(northest one in the map) and i know it quite well that this is bull shit it had some problems but communism was never a major like not even minor tbh i never heard any thing about such spread of maoist or such

it had problems like dacoits it was called "mini chambal" because of that.

Ambitious-Bonus-5708

I don't think this is very accurate, I'm from that area.

Newton_7777

At its peak Naxals controlled 40% of India and ran a parallel govt, and they were being supported from outside of India as well as Inside India by liberal elites who are not called urban naxals, this govt has done a great job of eradicating these extremists and by killing or making them join the common people by surrendering (pardonning them) the home minister has set a goal of eliminating Naxlism by 2026

they are doing good, hopefully if not by 2026 few years later is also fine

Benimaru101

This is the latest map..if u think this is bad..look at the 2007 map. It was scary. Now is down

AlgebraNation

Available-Variety315

And here we have the west where some people are screaming that they're suffering from left wing extremism 🥲🤦🏼‍♂️.

Just come to India you will know what left extremism is. Not a bunch of imbeciles shouting on roads and universities to allow medical interventions or support middle east terrorist groups

Supreme-Leader-Kim_

Compared to 2014, looks like the rash is healing fast now.

i_am_that_too

How do you make such maps? Or have you taken it from some place?

Independent-Elk-9773

If you want to learn more about the uprising and the underlying causes, I really reconmend this video: https://youtu.be/4OD4xB5min4?si=2h6CR-dzf1ND-F7u

Particular-Bike-28

source ? when is the data from ? how was the data collected ? you should put this in the post body OP u/[neonfrostbite](https://www.reddit.com/user/neonfrostbite/)

WolfGuptaofficial

communism really is a problem anywhere around the globe

Derfflingerr

\&gt;then I would suggest documentaries from vice, jist, Al Jazeera

  
terrible sources, especially the last one.

Duke_Frederick

None of the media outlets your mentioned are credible.

Especially Qatari propaganda outlet Al Jazeera

Problematic_Loner

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Few-Audience9921

Arey how many times will they put the same shit up! Stop it man!

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1....Maoists

Stops basic amenities from reaching people, obstruct elections and burn down transformers and electricity lines 

The people...they flock around them Stockholm-Syndrome-style


2....The government

Clearing the way for corporate incursion, mining and urbanization

Out of the two, one brings in jobs of some sort and gives the appearance of progress. Illusory in some cases but still better than no progress

Guess which option sucks less

zimmernolan825

I mean, you're never defeating a guerrilla militia by force. I've talked to maoist men in odisha-chattisgath border areas, their kids already hold hatred because of the adults they lost in their villages. They're going to grow up with it. It's a situation where one leader gets replaced by another and that one by someone else, a cycle. I don't necessarily have a communism boner, but the forces give them reasons to fight back and have morale for a possible victory of sorts.

awesome news, now forest is secure for all mining activities by adani. yaya, we love modi ji. fk adivasis, thinking they own the forest.

Embarrassed_Look9200

These Maoists killing news are really fishy. No pictures of killed Maoists are shared, sometimes no names. Their crimes are rarely told in media in detail. It just says, army did this, did that🤔

Monk_Peralta

Quite bittersweet because when we have the upper hand we’re going with mercy to the people who kept an entire region backwards, under terror and without their rights

Bhosadchod69

Hope Modi and shah are there to oversee the surrender and happy diwali from this bum maker to india. 

Head_Opportunity2651

In a historic event, 210 Maoist cadres surrendered in Chhattisgarh as part of a rehabilitation effort amidst the anti-Naxal movement.

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