Amit Shah to review inter-state coordination to tackle Naxals
Deccan ChronicleNew Delhi: Union home minister Amit Shah will convene a high-level meeting in Raipur, Chhattisgarh on Saturday to review inter-state coordination among regions affected by Naxal insurgency. Newly appointed Union home secretary Govind Mohan, director of the Intelligence Bureau Tapan Deka, and Central Reserve Police Force director general Anish Dayal Singh are also expected to attend. During his three-day visit, Shah will also tour the Mahaprabhu Vallabhacharya Ashram in Raipur, review the Narcotics Control Bureau's operations, and participate in a meeting related to the Ministry of Cooperation. Earlier, Shah highlighted significant progress in countering Naxalism under the BJP-led Central government, noting that approximately 125 Naxals were killed, over 352 arrested, and about 175 surrendered within five months of the BJP's assumption of power.