Maoists want to overthrow Indian state by 2050: Home Secy

New Delhi, Mar 5 (PTI) Maoists, a violent Communist
outfit, have plans to overthrow the Indian democracy through
their armed struggle and want to control the government by
2050, Home Secretary Gopal K Pillai Friday said.

Addressing a seminar on "Left Wing Extremism Situation
in India", Pillai said the Maoists might be getting the help
of some former soldiers in carrying out subversive activities.
"The overthrow of the Indian state is not something
they are willing to do tomorrow or the day after. Their
strategy, according to a booklet they circulated, is that they
are looking for at 2050, some documents say in 2060," he said.
According to Pillai, Naxals were not looking at to
overthrow the Indian state in 2012 or 2013, it was a long
steady plan and in the past 10 years they slowly build up the
movement.
"Now they can bring many sectors of Indian economy
into their knees. But they don't want to do it today. They
know that if they do that now, the state will come very hard.
They are not fully prepared to face the onslaught of the state
machinery. So, they would rather go very slowly," he said.
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