Amit Shah Announces Plan to Eradicate Naxalism in India in Next Year and a Quarter

Sep 20, 2024, 04:52 AM

Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced a decisive action plan to eradicate Naxalism from India, emphasizing the government's commitment to wipe out Naxal violence and ideology. Speaking to victims of Naxal violence from the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh in New Delhi, Shah urged Naxalites to surrender, lay down their arms, and join the mainstream. He warned that if they do not heed this appeal, an all-out operation will be launched against them. Shah highlighted the Modi government's success in curbing Naxalism, noting that it has been eliminated in all but four districts of Bastar. He assured that efforts will be made to ensure that innocent people do not become victims in the future. The eradication plan is set to be completed in the next year and a quarter.