Bans
The party was banned in Andhra Pradesh in May 1992, under the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act. In February 1992 the national Home Ministry requested the states of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Orissa to ban the party. The party remained unbanned at the national level, though.
In 2000 CPI(ML)PW launched the People's Guerilla Army, which integrated previously-autonomous units. The party had thousands of activists organized in 'dalams', small guerrilla units. CPI(ML)PW and PGA were mainly active in Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, Jharkhand, Bihar and the Midnapore district in West Bengal.
In 2001 the party held its first congress, although it counted this as the second, because the CPI(ML)PW claimed to be a continuation of the original CPI(ML), which had had its first congress in 1970.
On 23 September 2004 the Andhra Pradesh state government declared they would be holding peace talks with CPI(ML)PW and CPI(ML) Janashakti.
In December 2004 CPI(ML)PW and all its front organisations were banned as a 'terrorist organisation' under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Act, 2004.
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