For the next few months, security forces will have a tiring but final assault on Naxalism. With the recent visit of Union Home Minister Amit Shah to Chhattisgarh, it has been decided that multiple agencies and forces will collaborate and establish temporary bases in the Bastar region to eradicate Left Wing Extremism. A senior government official stated that while forces …
New 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, …
The story so far: On July 11, the Bharatiya Janata Party -led MahaYuti government tabled the Maharashtra Special Public Security Act, 2024, aimed at curbing the ‘menace of Naxalism’ in urban areas. The provisions of the proposed Bill, which allows the State to declare any organisation as ‘unlawful’ with offences categorised as cognisable and non-bailable, has raised concerns and is …
The Eknath Shinde government has tabled the ‘Maharashtra Special Public Security Bill, 2024' which aims at curbing Naxalism in the urban areas. The new Bill will provide various powers to the government and the police to combat the unlawful activities. Punishments in the new Bill If the Bill is passed, any association with an unlawful organisation will bear an imprisonment …
Amid the row over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s claim that the Congress’s election manifesto promised distribution of property, land, and gold to Muslims if elected, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on April 22 pushed the argument further by suggesting that the party was eyeing the wealth held by monasteries and temples in the country. Like the Prime Minister, he too …
As security forces battle to put an end to Naxal violence, the Home Ministry wants mobile phone towers installed in the affected region to remain operational irrespective of financial implications to give them the advantage of smooth communication and is awaiting the telecom department's nod, officials said on Sunday. At a recent meeting chaired by Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla, …
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, seeking the Centre’s assistance in creating employment opportunities for the youth in the Naxalism-hit areas of the state, an official said on Monday. In the letter, Baghel has made five specific suggestions for development of the Naxalism-hit areas, particularly the Bastar region, to root out Naxalism from …