Senior CPI (Maoist) leader and Politburo member Mallojula Venugopal Rao, also known as Sonu, on Wednesday surrendered along with 60 other Naxalites at the Gadchiroli Police headquarters in the presence of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.

Yesterday, Rao and the group of Maoist cadres laid down their arms in Gadchiroli , Maharashtra , marking a significant step that could pave the way for peace talks with the Central government. He asked for a month to reflect before beginning formal peace negotiations and appealed to the government to halt armed operations against party members during this period.

This development comes amid ongoing anti-Maoist operations spearheaded by Union Home Minister Amit Shah and various state governments nationwide. In September, Venugopal Rao had

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