- Naxalites loot the rich and distribute a small portion to the poor thereby creating a Robinhood type image to create profit.

- Out of total 726 districts in India, 70 districts are affected by Naxalite violence. More than 10 percent of the country is affected by Naxalism. The central government admitted in 2009 that Naxalism has an influence in 180 districts of the country. In the last decade and a half, there has been a huge reduction in the areas affected by racism, according to government statistics, but still, it is no small matter that 10 percent of the country is constantly affected by violence. Not only is this area infested with violence but a parallel government of the Naxalists is running in these areas.

After a long period of peace, Chhattisgarh again experienced a major Naxalite attack. In the attack by Naxalites in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh, 11 policemen including 10 personnel of platoon number one of District Reserve Guard (DRG) of Chhattisgarh Police and one driver were martyred. The Naxalites had already planned and detonated an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) between Aranpur-Sameli and blew up the police personnel's vehicle.

It is said that 50 kg of explosives were used for this blast. The blast was so loud that its sound was heard for about one and a half km. Not only the limbs of the jawans were blown off, but the limbs of the strong police vehicle were also blown off. The horror of the blast can be estimated from the fact that the pieces of the vehicle flew and fell 70 meters away.

The attack in Chhattisgarh has again drawn the country's attention to the problem of Naxalism.

The situation where Naxalist attacks used to happen daily is not the case now, but this attack has made us realize that Naxalism is not completely gone yet. At the same time, the question is also being raised that despite all these technologies and weapons, why is Naxalism not eradicated? To get the answer to this question, it is necessary to know the influence of Naxalism.

According to the statistics provided by the Government after the attack in Chhattisgarh, 70 districts of the country are still affected by Naxalite violence. Naxalists believe in communist ideology so their color is red. This is why the area affected by Naxalism in India is called Red Corridor.

Many districts of the ten states of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Telangana, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh fall in this red corridor.

In this Red Corridor, for the past few years, Naxalist attacks have been taking place somewhere. Instead of checking a very long history, if we look at the statistics of the last 10 years, we will get an idea. Out of the six years from 2013 to 2018, there were 355 Naxalite attacks in 2013 and 328 in 2014. After that, for four consecutive years, there have been around 400 Naxalite attacks every year. In 2015, there were 466 attacks. After 2019, the number of Naxalite attacks has decreased but the number of major attacks has increased. Naxalites mostly target military-paramilitary personnel, police etc. Since 2013, 435 jawans have been killed in Naxalite violence.

As serious as the death of jawans in Naxalite violence is the influence of Naxalism. There are a total of 726 districts in all the states and union territories in India. Among these, 70 districts of these ten states are affected by Naxalite violence. In terms of area and population, more than 10 percent of the country is affected by Naxalism. The central government admitted in 2009 that Naxalism has an influence in 180 districts of the country. In the last one and a half decades, the areas affected by Naxalism have decreased a lot according to the government statistics, but still 10% of the country is continuously affected by violence. Not only is this area infested with violence but a parallel government of the Naxalists is running in these areas.

At present Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand are the two states that are the centers of Naxism. Spread over a total of 92 thousand square kilometers in Chhattisgarh and surrounding Odisha and Andhra Pradesh, Dandakaranya is the center of Naksaist activities. Similarly, the forest areas near the border of Jharkhand, Bihar and West Bengal are also hotbeds of Naxalism. Among these, Naxalite attacks are more frequent in Chhattisgarh, because Naxalite from Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, West Bengal, Odisha etc. states have also come to this forest after the police call.

Eradicating Naxalism from Chhattisgarh is very difficult as the area of ​​Dandakaranya is spread over dense forests and hills. Most of the Naxalites, being tribals of the area, are aware of the jungle-hill nooks and crannies while the military-paramilitary forces or police conducting operations to wipe out the Naxalites have limited geographical information. Due to this, the Naxalites are able to surround them and launch major attacks.

Another reason why Naxalites are not being wiped out is that they have the support of local people.

Naxalites do not target common people but kill policemen. At the same time they rob the rich and distribute some of it to the poor. The Robinhood type image created in this way also benefits them.

Naxalism is a hindrance to the economic development of the country.

The government has to spend crores to save people from Naxalism. A number of our jawans are also martyred and their families are registered.

In areas affected by Naxalism, foreign investment does not come, so economic activities are also at a standstill. Due to this, those areas do not develop. Eradication of Naxalism is necessary to change this situation.

Communist Sanyal-Majumdar pioneers of imitation

At the root of Naxalism is vote bank politics and political gain calculation. Naxalism, which started in Bengal in 1967, is now plaguing a large area of ​​the country. Communist Party of India (CPI-Indian Communist Party) Kanu Sanyal and Charu Majumdar are the pioneers of Naxalism.

At the time of independence, the issue of exploitation of agricultural laborers by the zamindars was very big in Bengal. The zamindars used to commit all kinds of atrocities on the farm labourers. Congress turned a blind eye to this activity, so communist leaders Sanyal and Majumdar gathered the farm workers and raised their voice. Sanyal and Majumdar at a convention held in Naxalbari in Siliguri, Bengal, declared a struggle against the exploitative zamindars. Sanyal and Majumdar took the path of direct violence by declaring to take up arms against the zamindars.

Paschim Sanyal-Majumdar later broke away from the Communist Party to form the CPI(M-L), which still believes in non-violence today.

Naxalists believe in the ideology of revolution through violence. They see nothing wrong in taking away their rights through violence.

They do not hesitate to take up arms against the government. Because of this, the youth in the 1970s and 1980s were influenced by it because they felt heroic in it. Film star Mithun Chakraborty also became a Naxalite once. Then when the Naxalites started dying after being shot by the police, the youth realized the reality, so Naxalism ended in the states including Bengal.

At present, the influence of Naxalites is mostly in the tribal areas. The reason is that tribal areas have not developed. It is because of poverty that Naxalists succeed in turning it towards themselves by creating discontent among them.

A local army was formed to fight the Naxalites

During the BJP government in Chhattisgarh, an organization called Salwa Judam was formed to fight the Naxalites.

Tribal leader Mahendra Karma formed this organization in 2005. Karma later joined the Congress. The government launched a campaign to wipe out Naxalism by giving it all kinds of help from the state government.

Salwa Judam means peace march in Gondi language. The government recruited local youth into the Salwa Judum by training them, including in the use of weapons, to fight the Naxalites. About 4000 youths were recruited in this organization.

The organization was active in Dantewada and Bastar districts, which were most affected by Naxalism. This organization was similar to the Army. There were allegations of atrocities on people in the name of fighting against this organization in the name of fakeism. An application was also filed in the Supreme Court. In 2011, the Supreme Court declared this organization illegal and it was disbanded. Mahendra Karma was killed in a Naxalite attack in 2013.