Naxalite threat is not over - Prime Minister's accusation about intellectual networks

The central government has been taking intense security measures to completely eliminate the Naxalite movement, which had challenged India's internal security for many decades. In continuation of this, it announced in March 2026 that Naxalism had come to an end.

In this context, Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated Deepavali with personnel of the CRPF's CoBRA unit in Chhattisgarh state and spoke to them. Praising the security forces for a major victory in the fight against Naxalism, he noted that this Deepavali is being celebrated with the number of Naxal-affected districts reduced to zero.

But at the same time, he warned that the Naxalite threat continues. The armed Naxalites in the forests have been eliminated, but "intellectual Naxalites" have infiltrated various organisations, he alleged. They have also infiltrated political parties and are inciting people against the Indian Constitution and democracy, he said.

Identifying such forces and breaking their activities is essential for the country's security, he stressed. At a time when the government says the dominance of armed Maoist groups has waned, the Prime Minister's accusation that their ideology continues to operate inside various organisations has sparked a new political debate.