On Friday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that the government will uproot Maoism and the idea of Maoism from the country in a span of 1-1.5 years. Home Minister Amit Shah during an interaction with the Maoist violence victims from Chhattisgarh said, ‘We will uproot Maoism and the idea of Maoism violence victims from Chhattisgarh, said, ‘We will uproot Maoism and the idea of Maoism from this country and establish peace. The Narendra Modi government has been successful in ending Maoism in the country except for 4 districts of Bastar. The date of 31.03.2026 has been fixed to bid final farewell to Maoism from this country. I assure you that Maoism will be ended before that’.
He added, ‘I cannot retract the damage that has already been done, but I will try to ensure that innocent people don’t have to face any such issues’. Shah said, ‘The Chhattisgarh government has requested help from the Union Government for the PM Awas Yojana and sanitation facilities. These services will be provided to you. The Home Ministry will manage health facilities linked to the Yojana, and a detailed plan will be created in partnership with the state government to tackle the Maoist issue’.
Shah encouraged those involved in Maoist activities to abandon their weapons and reintegrate into society. He said that the government could soon launch a campaign to encourage this. He said, ‘Lay down your weapons and return to the mainstream-many in Kashmir have made that choice, and you can too. If not, we will initiate a campaign to encourage this change’.
Notably, there have been continuous efforts by the government to end Maoism in India. In a recent operation, a Maoist was killed an encounter with security forces in the Sukma district of Chhattisgarh’. The encounter took place early in the morning in the jungles on a hill near Tumalpad village under Chintagufa police station limits when a joint team of security personnel was out on an anti-maoist operation’.
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