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 …
In the aftermath of communal violence in Madhya Pradesh, fresh revelations are made almost every day and on Thursday, the BJP state head VD Sharma alleged that the Popular Front of India offered to fund the Khargone violence. Calling such attempts “soft Naxalism”, Sharma told the media that PFI had been funding such incidents and also offered financial support to …
This time around, there was a fair and square battle between the security forces, comprising mainly of the Central Reserve Police Force, and the Naxalite group People Liberation Guerrilla Army, unlike in previous incidents in June 2013 when Congress leaders of the state were killed; in July 2018 when 24 CRPF personnel were killed; and in March 2020 when 19 …
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 …
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