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“Why did the Naxalite movement start?”
The Naxalite movement started as a structural response to entrenched land inequality and feudal exploitation in rural India, where marginalized peasants and tribal populations faced systemic deprivation and state neglect, prompting a radical Maoist insurgency to demand land redistribution and social justice.
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This factor has produced a persistent insurgency in several Indian states, with ongoing conflicts between Naxalite groups and government forces rooted in unresolved agrarian distress and socio-economic exclusion. The movement continues to draw support from disenfranchised rural communities lacking access to land rights and basic services.
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