Offensive was launched based on inputs about presence of Maoist leader Sudhakar, Telangana State Committee member Bandi Prakash, DKSZC member Pappa Rao, and a few other armed cadres.
Among these are former Maoists who brought to the table their knowledge about unit within the armed wing of CPI (Maoist) responsible for protecting top leaders including Basavaraju.
The operation which took place in the forests on the Chhattisgarh-Telangana border, security officials said Wednesday, was the 'beginning of the end' of the Maoist menace.
Op Indra Tular actually began around 15 Sept, when Dantewada police got inputs about 2 top Maoist commanders hiding in Abujhmad forest. A quick, meticulously planned onslaught followed.
Maoist commanders & cadres were trapped within a 10-km radius, it is learnt. A fierce gunbattle followed, beginning Friday afternoon and ending late evening. Op may resume Saturday.
At a high-level meeting in Raipur, the home minister praised BJP govt and state police's crackdown on Naxal activities & assured them they'll receive necessary resources within 20 days.
With cases against Navlakha & Purkayastha collapsing, it's time to take stock of whether dirty war against Maoists is justified, or just perpetuates a brutal cycle of violence.
The immediate benefit of Single Tax would be to reduce the sale prices of land to nominal ones. Landowners would no longer find it profitable to keep idle lands, wrote DM Kulkarni in 1960.
It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.
If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife.
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