Overview

• Declaring there will be no truce, Amit Shah said Maoists who lay down arms will face no police fire and will receive a red‑carpet rehabilitation offer.
• Chhattisgarh home minister Vijay Sharma said a letter and voice note attributed to CPI (Maoist) spokesperson Mallujola Venugopal were authenticated, while urging rebels to first clear planted IEDs.
• Officials highlighted recent setbacks for the insurgency, citing Operation Black Forest, the May killing of general secretary Nambala Keshav Rao, and actions in Gadchiroli and Jharkhand.
• Government figures pointed to sharp declines in fatalities since 2014, thousands of surrenders and arrests in 2024–2025, and a steep reduction in arms supply to the outfit.
• Shah said lasting success requires countering the movement’s ideology and support networks alongside continued operations, financial crackdowns by ED and NIA, and development in affected districts.