On 24 August 2024, Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced the deadline of 31 March 2026 for the complete eradication of Naxalism from the country. This report presents an account of 27 months of Operation Kagaar – security operations conducted jointly by the central and state governments between January 2024–March 2026 with the professed object of complete elimination of ‘Naxalism’ or ‘Left-Wing Extremism’, in the specific context of Bastar. In attempting an exhaustive documentation of all publicly-reported killings, arrests and surrenders under Kagaar, the report raises unanswered questions on State accountability in pursuit of a policy of militarization, and the accompanying context of mining, dispossession and violations of Adivasi rights under the Fifth Schedule, PESA and FRA.
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REDDENING THE GREEN
