Question 4719
“Operation All out” of the Indian Army has been launched in January 2015 against
Answer
Bodo Militants in Assam
Why?
The correct answer is Bodo Militants in Assam. Key Points Operation All out Indian Army has decided to launch an armed operation named All Out against Bodo militants in Assam. The two-tier armed operation will be carried on by about 9000 soldiers of the Indian Army and paramilitary troopers on the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border to flush out militants of the NDFB (Songbijit Brahma group). Apart from this, authorities have also mulled coordinated action with armies of Bhutan and Myanmar to hunt the NDFB(S) militants, as the group has its bases in the two countries. Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay has assured its support to India in its action against the Bodo militants. The decision to launch the operation was taken during the meeting of Army chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag and Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh in Delhi. Additional Information Operation Prahar Operation Prahar is a codename used by the police of various states for targeted action against criminals. But Operation Prahar gets a different meaning -- the battle against the Naxal insurgents -- in Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, and Maharashtra. Operation Prahar is part of the government strategy to deal with the armed challenge posed by the Naxal insurgents. It was launched in 2017. Naxal is a term that is loosely used to refer to the members of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist). The CPI-Maoist is a banned extremist organisation in India -- under LWE (Left Wing Extremism) classification. Operation Green Hunt Operation Green Hunt, an all-out offensive by India’s paramilitary forces and the state's forces against the Naxalites came in news on 8 January 2016. The operation which is believed to start in November 2009 along with five states in the "Red Corridor” came in the news after Maoists called a two-day bandh opposing it in Nuapada, Malkangiri, and Kalahandi districts of Odisha. The bandh call was given by the Manipur-Nuapada Divisional Committee of the CPI (Maoist). The Committee is protesting against the Operation by security forces against the ultras in the south-western part of the State.
