Congress chief suggests ceasefire with Maoists, BJP alleges vote financial institution politics

The controversy erupted after a current comment by Telangana Congress president B Mahesh Kumar Goud, who mentioned that he would convey an attraction of a peace speak committee for a ceasefire with the CPI (Maoists) to the discover of chief minister A Revanth Reddy and likewise focus on the difficulty within the social gathering’s high-level committee.

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According to media reviews, the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee chief, whereas addressing a convention organised by the peace talks committee in Hyderabad on Sunday, additionally accused the Centre of aiming to get rid of Maoists at hand over mineral wealth in Chhattisgarh and different states to corporates.

How did BJP react to Congress chief’s remark?

The BJP seized on the assertion, with nationwide spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla accusing the Congress of supporting Maoist insurgents for “vote bank politics.”

Poonawalla additionally requested why the grand previous social gathering “all the time stands with enemies of India – from Naxals to Pakistan-based terrorists”.

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“When the Congress was in energy (on the Centre) it used to name Naxalism the largest inside safety risk and at present it has turn into the largest situation of human rights for the social gathering,” Poonawalla mentioned.

“After Naxal commanders like Basavarju have been killed, the Congress is now shedding tears. Telangana Congress president says there must be a ceasefire with the Naxalites,” he added.

Terming the reported remarks of Goud as “shameful”, one other BJP nationwide spokesperson, Pradeep Bhandari, requested in a submit on X, “Why does Congress always stand with enemies of India – Naxals to Pak-based terrorists?”

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He mentioned the variety of Maoist-hit districts coming down to simply 18 in early 2025 from 126 in 2014 is a testomony to the resolve of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s authorities to make India “Naxal-free by 2026”.

“Instead of standing with India, he questions the federal government’s anti-Maoist operations and echoes the narrative of city Naxals,” Bhandari alleged.

The Congress has but to reply formally to the BJP’s prices.

(with PTI inputs)