Bastar attack: Maoist killing of 22 jawans shows little has changed in over a decade on operations front
Declaring war against the Maoists, Home Minister Amit Shah said on Monday in Jagdalpur that strong action would be taken. The 3 April ambush at Tekulugudam — 12 kilometres from Tarrem camp in Bijapur district in which 22 jawans lost their lives — bears a stark resemblance to the Maoist attack around a year ago, on 21 March, 2020, when a gun battle had taken place inside the forest near Chintagufa in Sukma district, between the security forces and the Maoists. According to experts on Left-Wing Extremism and internal security, and the sources in the security forces, there are multiple factors that lead to the failure of anti-Naxal operations and killing of security force personnel. “Multiple factors — from leadership failure to loopholes in the functioning of the security forces — have led to the death of 25 members of CRPF personnel. “Poor planning, poor intelligence at ground level, leadership failure, non-adherence to Standard Operating Procedures, lack of training in guerrilla warfare and not following the basic tactics — all these are giving Maoists an upper hand over security forces.
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