Surrendered Maoists eager for first tryst with democracy
The Hindu
Surrendered Maoists in Chintoor join mainstream politics, set to vote in 2024 elections, embracing democracy after insurgency.
CHINTOOR (ASR DISTRICT)
In 2021, a divisional committee member of the banned Communist Party of India CPI (Maoist) surrendered before the erstwhile East Godavari district police and the Andhra Pradesh police department claimed that he joined mainstream politics after developing an affinity with democracy.
“The surrendered Maoist is now the head of a youth wing of the ruling YSRCP in the Godavari Agency in Alluri Sitarama Raju (ASR) district. He is also actively involved in the ongoing election campaign,” the ASR police claimed.
The former Maoist appears to follow the path of Danasari Seetakka, Telangana Congress Minister, who also gave up the Maoist ideology and joined the Congress party to pursue active politics.
Since 2022, as many as 125 Maoists and Maoist sympathisers associated with various Left-Wing Extremist (LWE) groups in the Red Corridor have surrendered before the ASR district police.
Of the total surrendered Maoists, 87 are natives of Andhra Pradesh, 22 belong to Odisha, and 16, including six who surrendered before Visakhapatnam police on April 22, are natives of Chhattisgarh.
“All the surrendered Maoists have already enrolled as voters in Andhra Pradesh. They are also set to exercise their franchise in the 2024 elections. They have been leading a normal life since they joined the mainstream,” said Mr. Hrishikesh, Sub-Inspector, ASR police Special Branch on the Left-Wing Extremism.
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