The official statements issued by the communist front especially, Communist Party of India (CPI), Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPIM), the parties that historically aligned with Soviet Chinese interests respectively, once again exposes its ideological duplicity and deep-rooted hostility toward India’s integrity, unity and peaceful national life.
Despite changed names and symbols, the mentality of break-India remains a constant within many communist outfits. The latest example of this is left front’s, especially CPI (M), CPI, statements condemning the killing of Nambala Keshav Rao, alias Basavaraju, the general secretary of CPI (Maoist).
CPI(M) termed the counter insurgency as an act of “inhuman policy of killings and annihilation” while CPI as an “extrajudicial action under the guise of counter insurgency operations”. Besides, Besavaraju’s CPI(ML), the banned outfit, condemned it as a “cold- blooded extra judicial killing”.
Communists defending Maoist Terror While Ignoring Victims’ Rights
The shameful response of the communist parties, which stresses only the rights of the Maoists, comes just a day after the Supreme Court emphasised that duties are as important as rights during a case involving Ali Khan Mahmudabad, associate professor of Ashoka, accused in connection with communal division, insulting Operation Sindoor and women.
However, communist’s response is not just a political statement, it is an insult to the memory of hundreds who lost their lives to Maoist violence over the decades. Basavaraju was not just any leader; he was the operational head and ideological brain behind numerous bloodbaths, for example, the gruesome 2010 Dantewada ambush that martyred 76 security personnel, the 2013 Jheeram Ghati massacre that claimed the lives of several senior political leaders. If the communists consider the neutralisation of such a terrorist as “extrajudicial,” then what does it call these massacres committed under his command? This blatant double standard exposes the communist’s dangerous priorities.
By calling the use of force against an outlawed extremist as “lethal,” CPI diminishes the sacrifices and service of India’s armed forces, who risk their lives daily to protect our democratic fabric. It is deeply shameful that the parties functioning within the constitutional framework of India chooses to speak the language of those who want to dismantle it. Their call for a “lawful arrest” and invocation of “constitutional rights” for terrorists reeks of selective morality. Communists seem to remember the constitution only when it suits their agenda, never when innocents are slaughtered by those they defend.
What’s more alarming is the CPI’s and the CPI(ML)’s portrayal of a national security operation as “state violence” and its veiled sympathy for Maoist extremism under the pretext of Adivasi rights. Such statements are not just insensitive, they are dangerous. It is well-known that the CPI-Maoist movement thrives on manipulating tribal discontent to justify armed rebellion. By echoing these narratives, communists are merely dissenting; it is aligning itself with forces that seek to tear India apart.
Communist’s Selective Outrage – A Recent Case of Dalit Women in Kerala
The mention of Adivasi rights and constitutional protections in the statements are not borne of genuine concern, but rather a calculated move to cloak their anti-national sympathies in the language of social justice. They speak of democratic norms while backing those who massacre elected representatives and ambush jawans. If Maoists use guns to wage war against India, communist leaders such as D Raja, MA Baby wage war with words, both serving the same divisive agenda.
Shockingly, while CPI(M) and CPI vocally condemns the killing of a Maoist terrorist, it has remained conspicuously silent on real atrocities against vulnerable citizens, such as the recent case in Kerala, where the both parties are constituents of the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF). In Kerala, a Dalit woman named Bindu, a domestic worker, was subjected to brutal custodial torture by the police on the basis of a false theft allegation. She was detained for 20 hours, denied food and water, stripped and abused, and only released after the missing item was found from the complainant’s own house. Even then, the FIR against her was not withdrawn. When she approached the Chief Minister’s Office seeking justice, Pinarayi Vijayan’s political secretary threw away her complaint without reading it, adding insult to the injury she had already endured.
Yet, both the CPI(M) and CPI, so quick to invoke the Constitution and democratic values for a Maoist leader responsible for killing innocents, has not uttered a word about this shocking Dalit atrocity. Their selective outrage reveals the hollowness of their so-called commitment to social justice. When a real victim of caste-based police brutality begs for justice within the CPI(M)-ruled state, neither the CPI nor any of its leaders stand by her. Their silence speaks louder than their slogans.
Maoist presence leads to Underdevelopment
The presence of Maoists in a country indicates persistent threat of violence and conflict. Such regions often witness a breakdown of institutions and a halt in enterprise. Development of essential infrastructure like roads and railways also comes to a standstill. This, in turn, leads to rising unemployment and hunger, creating conditions that are easily exploited by anti-national forces. Therefore, the removal of individuals like Besavaraju is vital for ensuring national security and fostering growth.
The Operation Black Forest, the Operation Kegar and the recent success in Narayanpur, where 27 Maoists were eliminated, show that the Indian state is resolute in uprooting this violent insurgency. With over the reported arrests and surrenders, the mission to build a Naxal-free Bharat is well on course. India needs peace, progress, and unity, not outdated ideologies, armed rebellion, or apologists for terror masquerading as political parties.
