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As many as 210 Maoist cadres, including one central committee member, laid down their arms before authorities in Chhattisgarh’s Jagdalpur making it the “largest mass surrender” in the history of anti-Maoist operations in the state, officials said.
According to media reports, These Maoists carried a collective bounty of Rs 9.18 crore, they said.
With this, a total of 238 Maoists have quit the path of violence and joined the mainstream in the state in the last three days as 28 others had surrendered on Wednesday.
Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai hailed the development, saying it was a historic day not only for Bastar but for Chhattisgarh and the entire nation. The state is now moving towards a new era of peace, trust, and development, he said.
According to officials, Friday’s mass surrender — the largest so far in the state — marks a decisive turning point in the government’s ongoing campaign to eliminate Left-Wing Extremism.
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All the cadres, who surrendered before the police and paramilitary officials at the Police Lines in Jagdalpur, the headquarters of the Bastar district, were formally welcomed into the mainstream by tribal community leaders and priests who greeted them with red roses, symbolising love, peace and a new beginning.
