From a force to thin Red line in just 6 months

Ranchi: Maoists are on the back-foot in the Raghubar Das government which took over in December 2014. For the first time in the history of Jharkhand there was no blood bath in the assembly election of 2014. Six months on, the Maoists including other splinter groups have suffered multiple setbacks, lost many cadres and are going through an all time low.Since January, forces in Jharkhand have killed 19 LWE extremists while the Maoists have killed one security person.
DGP D K Pandey said under the new government, the anti-Maoists operations have become more aggressive because the government wants to create an atmosphere of security so that it can lead to overall development. The government had vowed to eliminate Maoists within six months. The Maoists continue to exist and dominate but the government has managed to make them suffer irreparable loss.
A report prepared by the Union home ministry says 93 Left-wing extremism incidents have taken place in Jharkhand till April 14, 2015 as compared to 103 in 2014. Only two attacks on police took place as against six in 2014, seven Maoists have been killed as against two in 2014, 101 LWE cadres have been arrested as against only 98 in 2014, eight Naxalites have surrendered as against four in 2014, police found 78 arms as against 58 in 2014.
“The Maoists have lost the support of the people they once took for granted. Over the years people have seen the extremists are not following any ideology and live to extort money from contractors and businessmen and waste it on self fulfillment,” IG CRPF Jharkhand sector, Rakesh Kumar Mishra, said. The biggest proof of the disconnect between Maoists and the common public is that they could do nothing in the assembly election.
“However, last month Maoists manifested their power when they torched several vehicles including one truck on Ranchi Jamshedpur National Highway 33. The NH-33 is well patrolled and has several police stations and pickets situated on it. Despite that, Maoists stopped a truck and torched it,” he said.