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22 Naxalites have been killed in operations carried out by Indian security personnel in Bijapur and Kanker districts of Chhattisgarh state. Indian media reported that one soldier was killed during the operation.
Inspector General of Police Bastar P Sundarraj said that 18 people were killed in the forest of Bijaipur-Dantewada border area. According to him, one of the reserve guards of Bijapur district was killed in the encounter.
Similarly, 4 Naxalbadis were killed in the border area clash of Kanker and Narayanpur . Sundarraj said that security personnel recovered some automatic weapons and ammunition in the operation. Police said that an Indian paramilitary security officer was also killed in two separate clashes that lasted throughout the day in Chhattisgarh state.
Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on social network X that '22 Naxalites were killed in two separate operations by our security forces'. Modi government is moving forward with a ruthless approach against Naxalites . And, it is adopting zero tolerance policy against Naxalites who do not surrender,' Shah wrote.
Shah has been expressing the commitment of the Indian government to destroy the remnants of the rebellion by the end of March next year. Insurgents known as Naxalites have been fighting continuously in the region since 1967, when an armed campaign inspired by Chinese revolutionary leader Mao Zedong began.
In recent times, India has stepped up operations against the long-standing insurgency . Last year, about 287 rebels were killed in the operation of the security forces. Most of them were killed in the state of Chhattisgarh, according to government data. According to Indian news organization Press Trust of India (PTI), more than 80 Maoists have been killed so far this year.
The Maoists have been demanding land, jobs and a share of the vast natural resources of the region for the local residents. By the year 2000, the movement had penetrated into many remote communities in the east and south of India and had grown significantly in strength and numbers. But since the last two decades, this movement has been weak. After the year 2000, the Indian government has deployed tens of thousands of soldiers in the area named 'Red Corridor'.
There have also been several deadly attacks on government forces in the conflict. Last January, at least 9 Indian soldiers were killed in a roadside bomb explosion.
