Centre bans CPI-Maoist branding it a terror outfit; Left opposes

The Centre on Monday banned the CPI-Maoist, calling it a terrorist organisation. Home Ministry sources said the decision was taken at a high-level meeting. However, the Left Front has opposed the move saying that such outfits should be countered politically. 10 deadliest Naxal attacks in the past

The Centre on Monday banned the CPI-Maoist under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, calling it a terrorist organisation.

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Home Ministry sources said the decision was taken at a high-level meeting. "The decision has been taken to ban CPI-Maoist under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act as a terrorist organisation," they said.

CPI-Maoist, which is the main Naxal group in the country, has been bracketed with 34 other organisations including LeT and SIMI who are in the list of banned outfits.