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People's Liberation Guerrilla Army | |
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जन मुक्ति सेना | |
Leader | Muppala Lakshmana Rao |
Dates of operation | 2 December 2000 – present |
Allegiance | Communist Party of India (Maoist) |
Ideology | Marxism-Leninism-Maoism |
Status | Active |
Size | ~12,000 |
Opponents | Republic of India |
Battles and wars | Naxalite insurgency in India |
The People's Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) is the militant arm of the CPI (Maoist). It is presently fighting a protracted people's war in India, with the ultimate goal of forming a proletarian dictatorship in that country, under the guidance of Marxism-Leninism-Maoism. While the group has carried out terroristic actions in the past, including the bombing of schools (Which they claimed were being used by the enemy)[1][2][3][4] and the usage of child soldiers,[5] the group itself is not inherently a terrorist organization as these actions were conducted out of necessity.