The Maoists’ ambush of a Congress rally that led to the massacre of some leaders of the party’s Chhattisgarh unit represents a serious setback for the state as well as the Centre’s paramilitary campaign against left-wing guerrillas. The state continues to test the capacity of the central and state government to coordinate their counter-insurgency offensive. It was, however, heartening to see people coming out to vote in large number in the recently concluded state elections, defying the Maoist threat.
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