CPI (Maoist) 'Surfory' call can be tactical move: Telangana police

Hyderabad, the reported offer of the forbidden CPI seeking a ‘ceasefire’ with conditions, seems to be a tactical step by the rebels to save their cadres in the light of the heavy casualties suffered lately, a senior Telangana senior official said on Thursday. CPI (Maoist) ‘Armistice’ call could be tactical move: Telangana police The police officer said they would verify the authenticity of the statement on Wednesday to the banned CPI, which was distributed on social media. The statement set up pre-conditions for a ceasefire, including the stop of anti-naxal operations and the establishment of new safety force camps. The prohibited group, which experiences a decrease in its ranks due to heavy casualties in regular encounters with security forces, has called on the central and state governments to create a conducive environment for peace talks. Dated March 28, 2025, the statement allegedly issued by Abhay, a spokesman for the Maoist Central Committee, arrived two days before the Homes Minister Amitic Shah’s scheduled visit to Chhattisgarh. In response to the alleged Maoist statement, a top police officer from the Telangana told Pti: “It can only be a tactical step because they have suffered too many losses in operations against left-wing extremism in Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. He rejected the ceasefire as a mere attempt and asked, “If they talk about a ceasefire now, why have they killed all these years in the name of informants?” The police officer emphasized that the Maoists continued for years to target innocent people and attack the police’s forces, adding: “How did they suddenly develop an interest in a ceasefire?” “It seems that they have issued the statement of Chhattisgarh,” he said, adding that Telangana police will also verify its authenticity. The Maoists’ press note, originally released in Telugu, claimed that the central and state governments collectively launched ‘Operation Kagar’ against what they called a ‘revolutionary movement’. According to the statement, the opposing upright operations have tightened, especially in Chhattisgarh, which has resulted in the death of more than 400 Maoists over the past 15 months. The statement also claimed that several civilians were ‘illegal’. “We are always ready for peace talks in the interest of the people. That’s why we call on the central and state governments to create a positive atmosphere for dialogue,” the statement says. This further added: “The government must stop the murders that under the guise of anti-naxal operations in Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh and Telangana, and stopped drafting new security camps. The Maoists also called on intellectual, human rights organizations, journalists, students, tribes and environmental activists to push the government to start peace talks and start a nationwide campaign in support of negotiations. Telangana police have earlier declared that they have successfully countered the CPI’s efforts to form small action teams and commit crimes in the state. This led to four exchanges of Brand in 2024, which led to the neutralization of 14 extremists and the seizure of 24 firearms. In addition, 85 rebels were arrested, and 41 CPI cadres surrendered. Police also accused the Maoists of killing two men in the Mulugu district, Telangana, in November last year, on the suspicion that they are police informants. In August, a 24-year-old female Maoist framework was allegedly murdered by her own group in the Bhadradri Kothagudem district of Telangana after being accused of being a police informant. PTI VVK SJR GDK SSK VVK CBD ROH This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without edits to text.