Hyderabad, May 3 -- A peace rally was held from Sundarayya Vignana Kendram to Indira Park on Saturday, May 3, by civil rights activists, students and other civil society organisations demanding an immediate end to 'Operation Kagaar,' launched in January 2024 in the Maoist-affected areas of central India, mainly in the forest areas bordering Telangana and Chhattisgarh.

Participants demanded the governments of Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, and the Union government to facilitate peace-talks with the Communist Party of India (Maoist) and resolve the issues in a peaceful environment, with both the sides declaring ceasefire.

In April, Union home minister Amit Shah announced that by 20...