Amit Shah to chair review meeting with CMs of LWE affected states on Oct 7

New Delhi, Oct 5 (UNI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah will chair a review meeting with Chief Ministers of Left-Wing Extremism affected States at Vigyan Bhawan here on Monday.

A Home Ministry statement on Saturday said the meeting will be attended by Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Telangana, Odisha, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.

As many as five Union Ministers of Ministries closely involved with providing development support to the LWE affected states will also attend the meeting.

Moreover, Deputy National Security Advisor and senior officers from centre, states and Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) will also participate in the deliberations.

It may be mentioned that the Central Government is committed to completely root out the menace of Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) by March, 2026. The government is providing all possible assistance to the LWE affected state governments in fighting the menace of Naxalism.

Shah had last chaired the review meeting with the Chief Ministers of LWE affected states on 6th October, 2023. During that meeting, he had given comprehensive directions with regard to elimination of LWE.

The statement said that due to strategy of Modi Government, LWE violence has come down by 72 percent while there is 86 percent decline in deaths in 2023 as compared to 2010 and LWE is fighting its last battle today.

The year 2024, has witnessed unprecedented success by the security forces in elimination of armed LWE cadres. So far, 202 LWE cadres have been eliminated, 723 LWE cadres have surrendered in first nine months while 812 have been arrested. The number of LWE affected districts have come down to just 38 this year.

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