Updated, Feb. 23. 2024. 9.00 PM.
Home Minister Amit Shah has said the government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has adopted an offensive strategy to curb Naxalism.
In a series of posts on social media, Mr Shah emphasised that as a result of the hammer blow to left-wing extremism, it is today breathing its last. He said that the Narendra Modi government has won the hearts of the poor living in the Naxalism-affected areas by building adequate healthcare and education infrastructure.
Mr Shah highlighted that due to Prime Minister Modi’s visionary policies, left-wing extremism lost its breeding ground. He stated that government has dealt a body blow to Naxalism with a holistic approach to development and security in the Naxalism-affected regions. He added that the Modi government has won people’s trust by taking the state governments along for overall development.
According to the data of the Home Ministry, Left Wing Extremism-related violence has declined by 52 percent and the number of deaths declined by 69 percent from 6035 to 1868 in the decade 2014-23 compared to 2004-14. The incidents of left wing extremism have reduced from 14 thousand 862 to 7 thousand 128 in the corresponding period. The number of deaths of security forces personnel due to Left Wing Extremism has declined by 72 per cent from 1750 in 2004-14 to 485 during 2014-23 and the number of civilian deaths has declined by 68 per cent from 4285 to 1383.