Amit Shah sets three-year deadline to free Chhattisgarh from Maoist menace
The HinduAt a review meeting of Chattisgarh’s Left Wing Extremism situation held in Raipur on Sunday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah emphasised the need to free the affected pockets of the State within the next three years. Those who attended the meeting included Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai, his two Deputies Arun Sao and Vijay Sharma, as well as senior officials, including the Union Home Secretary, Director, and Chief Secretary of Chhattisgarh. “The Union Home Minister directed the State Police to fill up the remnant security gaps, ensure comprehensive investigations, closely monitor prosecution, choke finance streams and continue intelligence-led operations. At the meeting, Mr. Shah also emphasised better implementation of Central and State government schemes in the Naxal-affected districts and “utilisation of security force camps to ensure the benefits of these schemes villages in proximate areas”.