Maoist MMCSZC advances timeline for giving up arms, sets January 1, 2026 as zero hour

CPI (Maoist) MMCSZC spokesperson Ananth announced that cadres will lay down arms and join the mainstream on January 1, 2026. In letters and audio messages, he urged collective disarmament, appealed for government cooperation, and sought suspension of search operations.

Kothagudem: CPI (Maoist) Maharashtra-Madhya Pradesh-Chhattisgarh Special Zonal Committee (MMCSZC) Spokesperson Ananth has announced the Maoist under the zone would lay down arms and join mainstream life on January 1, 2026.

It might be recalled that in a letter dated November 22, addressed to Chief Ministers of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh-Devendra Fadnavis, Vishnu Deo Sai and Mohan Yadav- as well as Chhattisgarh Home Minister Vijay Sharma he asked the respective governments to give them a breathing space time till February 15, 2026 to reach a consensus.

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In his latest letter to the above and audio clips released to the media Ananth noted that he heard Vijay Sharma on the radio saying 10 to 15 days would be enough to make a decision. He said he respects the Home Minister’s statement, but such a short time was insufficient.

However, the Home Minister should have no objection to the date- January 1, 2026 set for giving up arms and returning to the mainstream. Referring Vijay Sharma’s suggestion that the government was ready to listen and would try to fulfill if Maoists put forward any proposals and demands, Ananth said they would do so just before joining the mainstream or after rehabilitation.

The Naxal leader told his comrades that they should not lay down the arms one by one, but en masse, adding that the Maoists were temporarily suspending their armed struggle to accept the government’s rehabilitation but it was not surrendering.

Ananth maintained that giving up arms does not mean cheating or betraying the public, rather it was not the right time for struggle because weapons were an end and not a means. He requested the cadres to be patient and not to carry out any violent activity on their own while urging the governments cease all search operations and arrests.

He gave a radio set frequency-435.715 to all MMC cadres to contact the leadership between 11am and 11:15as every day for the next month until January 1, 2026. He asked the cadres not to delay and try to get in touch as soon as possible.

He appealed to the governments of the three States to broadcast the statement on the radio for the next two days, right before the national newscasts and the audio tapes released to the media for the next 10 days enabling the Maoist cadres to learn about the matter.

Ananth further appealed public representatives and journalists to extend their cooperation until the process was completed. He asked Sonu Dada and Sathish Dada to convey MMCSZC’s views to the governments of the three States and help in the peaceful completion of the entire process.