In a statement, the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist) accused Sonu and Satish, two functionaries who turned themselves in in Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh, of "betraying the revolution" and "distorting the party's political line."
In a statement dated November 5, the CPI (Maoist) Central Committee called Satish, a member of the Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee, and Sonu, a member of the Central Committee, "politically degenerated." It charged them with tricking the governments of Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh and turning themselves in in a premeditated manner.
According to the statement, Sonu communicated with Maharashtra officials for several months prior to his surrender. It further stated that Satish conferred with local politicians and law enforcement officials in Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh.

They were charged in the statement of "collaborating with the enemy state" and using their positions of authority to "divert cadres and spread confusion."
The two defended their capitulation, according to the CPI (Maoist), by claiming that the party should move toward "open political activity" and "mass participation" and that the long-standing "people's war" approach had become out of date.
The statement said that late general secretary Namballa Kesavarao (also known as Basavaraj) never favored laying down arms or engaging in peace negotiations, dismissing the explanation as "distortions." According to Basavaraj, "the party must shed arms only when it ceases to exist." Sonu and Satish were accused in the statement of misrepresenting his statements in order to justify their defection.

The party must stick strictly to the line of armed struggle, according to the declaration. According to the statement, "changes in conditions require tactical adjustments, not surrender." Examples of global revolutions were given, including failures in Chile and other nations where groups "withdrew armed struggle and became inactive."

Members of the party, supporters, and "oppressed and progressive-minded people" were urged in the statement to reject the opinions of the leaders who had surrendered and to stick with the Maoist cause.
The statement seems to be a part of the continuous attempt to stop the wave of Maoist upper-level surrenders.

According to inspector general Sunderraj P of the Bastar range (Chhattisgarh), the statement highlights the organization's rising dissatisfaction, ideological ambiguity, and internal division. "The outfit has revealed deep mistrust and disintegration in its ranks by trying to label rehabilitated senior cadres as traitors."

He pointed out that after realizing the pointlessness of violence and the hollowness of the so-called people's war, leading Maoist officials, including members of the central and zonal committees, had surrendered. According to Sunderraj P, the trend shows that the movement is quickly losing ground and relevance in Bastar.
"While the Maoists are stuck in an antiquated ideology and internal blame games, the region is seeing peace, development, and growing public participation in governance."

He reaffirmed that all Maoists who want to integrate into society and lead honorable, peaceful lives are still welcome to surrender and undergo rehabilitation. Those who disregard this appeal should be ready to deal with the repercussions, Sunderraj P warned.