Telangana Uprising (1946-51) gave communist groups, an opportunity to mobilize the people on the principle of armed struggle. They even target the landlords and village functionaries. Due to these reasons, naxal target all representatives of the state like politicians, the police and other officials. They believe that the poor citizens of the India are yet to have freedom from hunger and deprivation and they continue to struggle from the exploitation of the rich landlords, industrialists and traders who control the means of production. They feel the government is exploiting the hidden treasures located under the forest.ĭeprivation of livelihood, hunger, starvation, ill health is the primary reasons for naxal insurgency. Most of them are farmers or landless peasants and depend on the forest for livelihood. India’s central and eastern parts, home to about 84 million adivasi (indigenous people), since the place is rich in mineral resources mainly in the states of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Odisha, mining activity pose a threat to their livelihoods. The members of the revolutionary movement are mostly tribals and peasants who believe they win the war against government through war.Īs per available reports, the estimated armed cadre strength of the left-wing extremist groups is around 8000-9000. In a broad sense, Naxal movement is often termed as a social movement in India in the post-independence years. This raw aggression is known as Naxalite or Maoist insurgency. Among them social and economic class based violence central and eastern regions are considered very serious in nature. These insurgencies occurred in Jammu and Kashmir, North East states and central parts of India. Over the past 60 years, India has confronted three domestic insurgencies.