Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs Shri Gurudas Kamat in written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha on March 16, 2011 gave the following details about Left Wing Extremist (LWE) violence:
During 2010 Left Wing Extremist (LWE) violence was reported from 96 districts in 11 States. Left Wing Extremism is primarily a law and order problem, but it has socio-economic dimensions too. The Naxalites operate in the vacuum created by absence of administrative institutions, espouse local demands and take advantage of the disenchantment among the exploited population and offer an alternative system of governance which promises emancipation from the clutches of "exploiter class" through an "armed struggle." Naxalites also terrorise local people and have no compunction in terrorizing / killing people, including tribals, who they feel do not subscribe to their views.
The State-wise, year-wise incidents of Naxal violence during 2008, 2009 and 2010, till date and deaths of civilians and security forces are as under:
Andhra Pradesh
Bihar
Chhattisgarh
Jharkhand
Source: Press Information Bureau of India, Government of India.