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The
formation
of
the
People's
War
Group
in
Andhra
Pradesh
in
1980,
however,
marked
the
revival
of
the
movement
and
the
beginning
of
its
second
phase.
It
soon
spread
to
the
adjoining
states
of
Maharashtra,
Madhya
Pradesh
and
Orissa
and
extended
to
Bihar,
West
Bengal,
Karnataka
and
Tamil
Nadu.
Naxal
violence
touched
a
peak
in
1991.
The
movement
was
again
hit
hard
by
coordinated
operations
undertaken
by
the
security
forces
in
the
affected
states.
Internal
dissensions
leading
to
the
expulsion
of
Kondapalli
Seetharamaiah
weakened
it
further.
The
government
was
lulled
into
believing
that
the
movement
had
run
its
course.
The
third
phase
of
the
movement
began
when
the
left-wing
extremists
decided,
on
December
2,
2000,
to
set
up
a
People's
Guerilla
Army.
In
a
comprehensive
document
Strategy
and
Tactics
of
the
Indian
Revolution,
it
was
said:
cannot
conceive
a
people's
war
without
a
people's
army>.
The
merger
of
the
People's
War
and
the
Maoist
Communist
Centre
in
2004
and
the
resultant
formation
of
the
CPI
(Maoist)
consolidated
the
left-wing
extremists
and
augmented
their
strength.
The
prime
minister
(Manmohan
Singh)
said
on
September
15,
2009,
while
addressing
the
police
chiefs
of
the
country,
that
extremism
is,
perhaps,
the
greatest
threat
our
country
faces.>
The
home
minister
(P
Chidambaram),
speaking
at
the
same
gathering,
stated
that
Maoist
groups
had
pockets
of
influence
in
20
states
across
the
country
and
223
districts
in
these
states
were
partially
or
substantially
affected.
The
government
today
again
holds
the
upper
hand.
However,
the
fact
remains
that
the
basic
problems
which
gave
rise
to
the
Naxal
problem
continue
to
haunt
us.
It
was
rightly
pointed
out
by
the
Expert
Group
of
the
Planning
Commission
back
in
2008
that
development
paradigm
pursued
since
Independence
has
aggravated
the
prevailing
discontent
among
marginalised
sections
of
society>
because
benefits
of
this
paradigm
have
been
disproportionately
cornered
by
the
dominant
section
at
the
expense
of
the
poor,
who
have
borne
most
of
the
costs>.
The
formation
of
the
People's
War
Group
in
Andhra
Pradesh
in
1980,
however,
marked
the
revival
of
the
movement
and
the
beginning
of
its
second
phase.
It
soon
spread
to
the
adjoining
states
of
Maharashtra,
Madhya
Pradesh
and
Orissa
and
extended
to
Bihar,
West
Bengal,
Karnataka
and
Tamil
Nadu.
Naxal
violence
touched
a
peak
in
1991.
The
movement
was
again
hit
hard
by
coordinated
operations
undertaken
by
the
security
forces
in
the
affected
states.
Internal
dissensions
leading
to
the
expulsion
of
Kondapalli
Seetharamaiah
weakened
it
further.
The
government
was
lulled
into
believing
that
the
movement
had
run
its
course.
The
third
phase
of
the
movement
began
when
the
left-wing
extremists
decided,
on
December
2,
2000,
to
set
up
a
People's
Guerilla
Army.
In
a