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The Chhattisgarh authorities connected Wednesday (December 10, 2025) approved the process for the withdrawal of transgression cases registered against surrendered Maoists.
More than 2,300 Maoists, including high-profile leaders, person surrendered successful the State successful the past 2 years, according to the police. Government sources said the latest determination was an “in-principle” 1 that would look astatine each eligible cases, including those who had surrendered years agone and are moving with the authorities successful the District Reserve Guards, a specialised constabulary portion formed to combat Maoists.
The Opposition Congress has criticised the determination and asked the State’s BJP authorities to clarify its stance regarding Maoists progressive successful superior transgression incidents and those arrested for mean incidents against whom a chargesheet had not adjacent been filed.
The determination to signifier a Cabinet sub-committee to reappraisal and analyse cases filed against surrendered Maoists that are to beryllium withdrawn from tribunal was taken astatine a Cabinet gathering chaired by Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo, Deputy Chief Minister Arun Sao told presspersons.
“This committee volition contiguous the cases to the Council of Ministers aft examination. This determination is successful accordance with the provisions of the Chhattisgarh Naxalite Surrender/Victim Relief Rehabilitation Policy-2025 issued by the Chhattisgarh government, which provides for the disposal of cases registered against surrendered Naxalites based connected their bully behaviour and publication to the eradication of Naxalism,” Mr. Sao said.
A connection issued by the authorities added that the proviso had been made for the enactment of a district-level committee to oversee the withdrawal of cases involving surrendered Maoists.
“This committee volition taxable a study to the constabulary office regarding the withdrawal of transgression cases involving surrendered Maoists. Police office volition taxable a connection with its opinion. After obtaining the sentiment of the Law Department, the authorities volition contiguous the cases to a sub-committee of the Council of Ministers. Cases recommended by the sub-committee volition beryllium placed earlier the Council of Ministers for last approval,” it stated.
A authorities authoritative added that successful definite cases, support would beryllium obtained from the Government of India. This would beryllium done for cases involving Central Acts oregon the Union government. Other cases volition beryllium referred to the District Magistrate for withdrawal done the nationalist prosecutor.
Citing incidents similar the 1 successful Tadmetla successful which 76 Central Reserve Police Force jawans were killed successful 2010 and the Jheeram Valley incidental successful which which respective apical Congress leaders were killed by Maoists successful Sukma successful 2013, Congress spokesperson Sushil Anand Shukla said the determination by the Cabinet was unfortunate. “The authorities should explicate whether it volition besides retreat transgression cases against those progressive successful the Jheeram incidental and massacres similar Tadmetla, Ranibodli, and Arasmeta, and those who were progressive successful the massacres of hundreds of thousands,” helium said.
He further alleged that the authorities had forcibly detained and branded tribals arsenic Maoists, and that nary chargesheet had been filed successful tribunal against specified individuals. “The authorities should explicate what is being done to merchandise them,” helium said.
Jan Vishwas Bill
In different determination taken astatine the meeting, the authorities approved the draught of the Chhattisgarh Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) (second) Bill, 2025, which decriminalises insignificant offences by replacing situation presumption with fine.
Noting that Chhattisgarh was the archetypal State successful the state wherever the 2nd mentation of the Bill was being introduced, the authorities property merchandise stated that 2nd variation of the Bill would beryllium introduced to further simplify and marque much effectual 116 provisions crossed 14 Acts of 11 departments.
