Security Forces (SFs) will not slow down their intensified anti-Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) operations in the strife-torn zones even as the spiralling new Covid-19 cases forced all the 28 Districts in Chhattisgarh to impose the lockdown, reports The New Indian Express on April 20. The State Police in Bastar reiterated that with the CPI-Maoists restricted to limited pockets in the affected districts, the SFswill continue with their operation as the CPI-Maoistcadres attempt to upgrade their annual Tactical Counter Offensive Campaign (TCOC) that usually begins from March-April onwards and continues till mid-June. During the TCOC, the Naxals[Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] aim to regain their military strength, infuse confidence among their cadres, recruit new cadres and simultaneously mount pressure on security forces. The SFshad made gains in the previous year even when the pandemic started. New base camps were opened and the forces evidently dominated more areas that were believed to be the Maoists' stronghold, said Sunderraj P, Inspector General of Police (IG) (Bastar zone).