Government likely to take strict action against urban Naxals

Government intensifies efforts against urban Naxalites while maintaining pressure on traditional Maoist threats.

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NEW DELHI After controlling the infiltration of foreign terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir and the North-Eastern states, now the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is preparing to take strict action against the masked terrorists of the cities and the influential people who give them shelter through legal clampdown. In states like Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra, the Maoist Naxalite terrorist activities have come down to the minimum in the last few years. Simultaneously, improved coordination between central security forces and state police has led to the deaths, arrests, or surrenders of numerous Naxalites in Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, and Telangana. However, the government must remain vigilant to prevent Naxalites in remote areas from acquiring arms, funding, and cybercriminal resources from Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, and abroad. Two months before the announcement of elections, the Maharashtra government introduced the Maharashtra Special Public Security Bill (MSPSA), 2024 to take action against 'urban Naxals'. But this bill could not be passed due to the end of the session. If the government wanted, it could have given it the form of a law by bringing an ordinance. But this was not done because of the possibility of unnecessary criticism and judicial interference. The interesting thing is that such a law is applicable in Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha. But as soon as the proposal of the law came up in Maharashtra, a section and some parties including the Congress party started opposing it. Can it be considered like the proverb 'chor ki daadi mein tinka' (a guilty conscience needs no accuser) that this lobby is directly or indirectly supporting the elements opposing the government through violent Naxalite activities and stopping development work? When this law is implemented, the police will get the power to take action against those who provide logistics and safe havens to Naxalites in cities. There is no doubt that the illegal act