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  • 01 Jun 2024
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Ten Naxalites Surrender in Chhattisgarh

Why in News?

Recently, ten Naxalites including four minors surrendered in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district.

Key Points

  • The 815 Naxalites have so far quit violence in the district under the ‘Lon Varratu’ (return to your home) campaign launched in June 2020 by the police.
  • Lone Varratu:
    • This campaign means ‘Come back home’.
    • This campaign was launched for those Naxalites who intended to leave the path of red terror and join the mainstream of society.
    • Under this campaign many Naxalites left the path of terrorism.

Naxalism

  • The term Naxalism derives its name from the village Naxalbari of West Bengal.
  • It originated as rebellion against local landlords who bashed a peasant over a land dispute.
  • The movement soon spread across Eastern India in less developed areas of states such as Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh.
  • Left-wing extremists (LWE) are popularly known as Maoists worldwide and as Naxalites in India.
  • Objective:
    • They advocate for the overthrow of the Indian government through armed revolution and the establishment of a communist state based on Maoist principles.
    • They view the state as oppressive, exploitative, and serving the interests of the ruling elite, and seek to address socio-economic grievances through armed struggle and people's war.

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