CPI (Maoist) Condemns Defections and Calls for Review of Party Strategies

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The Communist Party of India (Maoist) central committee has condemned the recent surrender of senior cadres, including Mallojula Venugopal and Ashanna, calling it treasonous. The party has termed the defections as "revolutionary treachery" and "party-splitting actions" and has announced the expulsion of Venugopal, Ashanna, and 10 divisional or company-level party committee members from the party.

The central committee has also accused Venugopal of failing to raise his concerns within party organs and instead organizing parallel discussions and persuading cadre to distance themselves from the party line. The party has urged cadre to surrender for safety reasons only and not to hand over arms to police, warning that handing over weapons to state forces is counter-revolutionary.

The party has called for a review of party documents and strategies, including its position papers on production relations, caste, and national questions, to strengthen political and military strategy and to rebuild the nationwide movement. The statement has called on revolutionary people to punish those who commit acts of treachery and to overcome the crisis and continue the revolutionary struggle.

Key Takeaways:

  • The CPI (Maoist) central committee has condemned the recent surrender of senior cadres, including Mallojula Venugopal and Ashanna, calling it treasonous.
  • The party has termed the defections as "revolutionary treachery" and "party-splitting actions" and has announced the expulsion of Venugopal, Ashanna, and 10 divisional or company-level party committee members from the party.
  • The party has accused Venugopal of failing to raise his concerns within party organs and instead organizing parallel discussions and persuading cadre to distance themselves from the party line.
  • The party has urged cadre to surrender for safety reasons only and not to hand over arms to police, warning that handing over weapons to state forces is counter-revolutionary.
  • The party has called for a review of party documents and strategies, including its position papers on production relations, caste, and national questions, to strengthen political and military strategy and to rebuild the nationwide movement.
  • The party has appealed to revolutionary people to punish those who commit acts of treachery and to overcome the crisis and continue the revolutionary struggle.

Statistics:

  • 61 cadres surrendered before police in Gadchiroli (Maharashtra) on Oct 14.
  • 50 weapons were handed over to state forces by the surrendered cadres.
  • 10 divisional or company-level party committee members were expelled from the party.

Sources:

  • Communist Party of India (Maoist), Letter, dated Oct 16, 2025.
  • The statement was issued in the name of party spokesperson Abhay.