what is naxatile movement

In 1967 a peasant uprising took place in Naxalbari police station of Darjeeling hills district in West Bengal under the leadership of the local cadres of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). This peasant movement spread to several states of India and came to be referred broadly as the Naxalite Movement.

The role of the Naxalite Movement in the politics of india has been examined below :

(i) CPI(M) was divided into two and in 1969 a new party—Communist Party (Marxist-Leninist) was formed under the leadership of Charu Majumdar.

(ii) The new party decided to adopt a strategy of protracted guerilla warfare in order to lead a revolution.

(iii) The Naxalite Movement has used force to snatch land from the rich land owners and give it to the poor and the landless.

(iv) The movement has now splintered into various parties and organisations. CPI-ML (Liberation) participates in open democratic politics.

(v) Most of the Naxalite affected areas are backward inhabited by Adivasis which are exploited by money-lenders and other people and these conditions lead to the growth of the Naxalite Movement.