a senior IPS officer from the Andhra cadre explained to us how urban Naxalism is seeping into our cities faster than we can imagine. ‘In the cities, the frontal “mass organizations” are generally manned by ideologues, who include academicians and activists, fully committed to the party line. Such organizations ostensibly pursue human rights related issues and are also adept at using the legal processes of the Indian State to undermine and emasculate enforcement action by the security forces. They also attempt to malign the State institutions through propaganda and disinformation to further the
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