Hyderabad, Aug. 17 -- Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Bandi Sanjay Kumar, remarked that "there is no question of halting Operation Kagaar." He asserted that the centre is determined to completely eradicate Maoists by March 2026.

Speaking in Karimnagar on Saturday, at a seminar titled "Naxal Massacres. An Intellectual Discussion" organised by the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), Sanjay strongly criticised those portraying Maoism as a "social issue."

"Some human rights and civil liberties leaders shock us when they say the Maoist problem should be viewed socially. Do they forget that Maoists have killed nearly 50,000 civilians and 9,000 police personnel? In Mahamuttaram, when bombs were planted during a Sub-Inspector's...