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TPCC president Mahesh Kumar Goud said DCC presidents from eight constituencies raised concerns over non-cooperation from MLAs. Rahul Gandhi and AICC leaders reviewed the issue. He also spoke on Maoists joining Congress and Rajya Sabha candidate selection.

Term the reports part of a psychological war aimed at misleading the public and confusing the CPI (Maoist) party’s cadre

CPI (Maoist) spokesperson Abhay criticised Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s rejection of peace talks with armed Maoists. He accused the Centre of continuing attacks despite a ceasefire and claimed the government aims to displace adivasis under the guise of anti-Maoist operations

The BRS criticised the Centre’s Operation Kagar, calling it a disguised land grab targeting Adivasis. It demanded immediate suspension, judicial inquiry, and constitutional adherence to tribal rights and democratic processes

In a statement released to the media, State Committee official spokesperson Jagan said the BJP government at the Centre that vowed to eliminate Naxalism by March 2026 had killed as many as 550 Maoists since January 2024 as part of ‘Operation Kagar’

Alleges that Chhattisgarh police are killing detained Maoists under the pretext of encounters; call for Operation Kagar to be stopped; urge public, activist, and Supreme Court intervention

Dasoju Sravan said people do not pick up arms in a haste. It is a result of decades of economic and social inequality.

Memorial meetings in honour of slain Maoists to be conducted from June 11 to August 3 across the country to condemn encounter and protest against ‘Operation Kagar’, says CPI (Maoist) Party Central Committee spokesperson Abhay

BRS leader Niranjan Reddy warns Centre against military suppression under Operation Kagar, urging dialogue with Maoists to preserve democratic values and prevent public backlash

Withdrawal could be either partly or fully as it is a need-based measure and linked to strategic redeployment due to border tensions or other operational priorities

Massive human chain formed at Ambedkar Centre in Khammam; Left parties' leaders urge Centre to send back security forces

The ideology of naxalism should be eradicated through dialogue and not by the use of force alone

Chhattisgarh’s Bastar Fighters, District Reserve Guard, CoBRA and CRPF forces launched major offensive as part of Operation Kagar against Maoists on the information that naxals took shelter on Karregutta hills on the Telangana-Chhattisgarh border

With the local body elections round the corner, Chandrashekhar Rao’s scathing attack on the State government for failing to fulfil its promises has left the Congress think-tank anxious

"We firmly believe that the ideology of naxalism should be addressed only through dialogue and not by the use of force. India must find a political solution to Naxalism," Kavitha said

On BRS president KCR attack on the Congress government for failing to fulfill the promises made to people, the Chief Minister said the State government was implementing several welfare and development programmes.

Chandrashekhar Rao, emphasizing that the operation primarily focused in neighboring Chhattisgarh, condemned the massacre as unjust and "against dharma." He urged the Centre to halt the killings and instead invite the Maoists for peace talks to hear their concerns.

Say violence has been increasing in bloodstained Bastar forests of Chhattisgarh for the past few months

Negotiating with Maoists is a double-edged sword. It is imperative for the government to keep past experiences in mind and tread cautiously

If the governments in Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh and Telangana stop the ‘genocide’ they are carrying out; stops setting up new police camps, the Maoist party would announce a ceasefire, they said.