Raipur: The Apex Unit (Central Committee) banned outfit organization Communist Party of India (CPI)- Maoist has expressed its willingness to enter into a peace accord through table talk negotiations with both Central and State governments—on one condition: if the government’s immediately halt anti-Maoist offensive “Operation Kagar.”
The Naxal group labels the anti-insurgency operations as the military operation intended to be a genocidal assault, targeting tribal regions across Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra (notably Gadchiroli), Odisha, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, and Telangana. The Naxal Central Committee also demanded halting the process of establishment of new security force (military) camps in the core tribal and deep forest areas.
The spokesperson of the top Naxal organization Abhay referred to a round table meeting held on March 24 last year organized by the “Peace Talks Committee.” He maintained that his organization is ready to engage in dialogue aimed at an unconditional ceasefire with the Union Government, stressing that a positive response to their proposals would prompt an immediate cessation of hostilities.
In a statement released on April 2, 2025, Abhay sharply criticized the BJP-led government at the Centre, accusing it of initiating a violent military offensive against its own citizens under the guise of Operation Kagar.
He claimed that this campaign is not only undermining the constitutional rights of tribal communities but also orchestrated to dismantle their revolutionary struggle carried out to protect water, forests, and land rights among Adivasis. According to him, the ultimate goal is to pave the way for corporate exploitation of natural resources and to reshape India’s federal structure into a centralized, autocratic state.
The spokesperson further alleged that during the past 15 months, the state’s aggressive operation has led to the deaths of over 400 individuals—including top leaders, commanders of the People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA), and countless ordinary Adivasis—with tribal people constituting roughly one-third of the casualties.
In a final appeal, Abhay urged civil society groups—including organizations representing civil rights, Adivasi, Dalit, and youth—as well as the Peace Talks Committee to launch a nation-wide campaign. He emphasized that collective pressure on the Central and State governments is essential to secure peace negotiations based on the proposals they have put forward.
On the proposal for peace agreement from Maoists, the Congress party welcomed the move. We welcome and support any move of restoring peace but also want to patiently watch whether it is genuine move or mere a BJP government propaganda to encash the sentiments and get credit, Congress President Deepak Baij said.
On the proposal of peace talks, Home Minister Vijay Sharma said, the government is ready for any kind of peace talks but it should be unconditional. Secondly, the word ceasefire itself is objectionable. The government has no intention to fire even a single bullet but it wants to end this problem of Naxal violence and ensure development, peace and prosperity for all, he said.
Making his intentions clear the Home Minister Sharma said, the rehabilitation policy has been brought to help the affected people, assimilate them in the path of peace and progress.
Moreover, making such types of offer from Naxals is not new, in last 25 years the Maoists made unsuccessful two attempts, first Cherukuri Rajkumar alias Azad, Central Politburo member of CPI Maoists attempted for the peace accord but before he enter into table talk discussion, he was assassinated by police on 1 July 2010.
In the second attempt, Swami Agnivesh tried to broker a peace deal with CPI Maoists and seriously talked with Kobad Ghandy in (Tihar jail) and CPI (Maoist) Politburo member Narayan Sanyal at Chhattisgarh Jail in 2013 but he failed in his attempts.
Now, the government has a fresh chance to resolve the issue. But the offer from CPI (Maoists) has nothing new, and the way the security forces are getting success on the Naxal front, it seems very hard for any government to step down.
