India, Nov. 24 -- The Maharashtra-Madhya Pradesh-Chhattisgarh (MMC) Special Zonal Committee of CPI (Maoist) has sought time till February 15, 2026 to lay down arms and join the government's rehabilitation process.

The statement, issued on November 22, was released in a press note signed by Anant, spokesperson of the committee.

The MMC zone, which covers the dense tri-junction forests of Gadchiroli (Maharashtra), Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh) and Rajnandgaon-Kabirdham (Chhattisgarh), has historically served as a strategic corridor linking northern and western regions to the Dandakaranya core.

For years, the area supported company- and platoon-level People's Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) formations, facilitated movement of cadres between ...