A ballot exercise and reminder of the Maoist menace
fire between our security forces and democracy-rejecting Maoists in Kanker district. A Central Reserve Police Force officer was injured in the first incident, while in the second, the forces said some Maoists were injured or killed.
With 12 of the state’s constituencies located in the Maoist-hit Bastar region, attempts at disruption by these insurgents were not entirely unexpected. Although Maoist attacks have declined in recent years, the fact that this insurgency isn’t yet over points to a political need to ensure that nobody can claim they are denied the benefits of India’s constitutional set-up.
This is especially important in the most remote parts of India. Milestone Alert!
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