New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah had set a deadline of March 2026 for the end of the Maoist movement in India. While there are a couple of months to go for this deadline, security officials are confident that the menace may end before it.

A clear sign that the movement is on the decline can be seen from the letter written by the 70-year-old Mallojula Venugopal Rao alias Sonu, who is a top Maoist leader. He publicly sought the cessation of armed struggle to save the CPI-Maoist.

While it is unclear whether he has support from all the ranks regarding this offer, one message is clear, and that is the end of the movement which began in 1967 is set to end soon.

Rao, from his underground base, had apologised to all those who are part of the movement and said that it is time to change a

See Full Page