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'Naxal-free India': Govt shares 'historic milestone' after six decades of violence

Times of India · Jun 19, 2026, 12:00 PM · Also reported by 2 other sources

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The movement traces its origins to the Naxalbari uprising in West Bengal in 1967 and drew inspiration from Maoist ideology and the concept of armed revolution. Over time, several extremist groups operated across different regions before merging under the banner of the CPI (Maoist) in 2004. The organ

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'Naxal-free India': Govt shares 'historic milestone' after six decades of violence

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