Overview

• Shah said there will be no formal truce and instructed cadres to lay down arms, assuring police will not fire on those who surrender.
• Chhattisgarh’s home minister said a Maoist letter and voice note proposing a halt to violence were verified as authentic and pressed rebels to remove IEDs to prove sincerity.
• Officials highlighted an expanded surrender and rehabilitation policy, with a ‘red carpet’ welcome for those who give up arms.
• The government framed the next phase as an ideological contest, rejecting claims that underdevelopment is the primary driver of the insurgency.
• Security forces cited major setbacks for the CPI (Maoist), including 31 killed in February in Bijapur, the May killing of leader Nambala Keshava Rao, and recent actions in Jharkhand, Gadchiroli and Telangana.