The Union Home Minister said that the Naxalites are appealed to take advantage of the surrender policy and join the mainstream by laying down their arms
Naxalites who take rest every year during rainy season will not be able to sleep peacefully this rainy season, operation of security forces will continue – Home Minister Shri Amit Shah
The Home Minister said that I reiterate with confidence that the country will be free of Naxalism by March 31, 2026
Raipur, 22 June 2025
Union Home and Cooperation Minister Shri Amit Shah chaired a review meeting on Naxalism with DGPs/ADGPs and senior officers of Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Jharkhand and Odisha in Raipur.
The Union Home Minister said that the biggest achievement of Shri Vishnudev Ji’s government and Deputy Chief Minister and Home Minister Shri Vijay Sharma Ji in the last one and a half years is that they have accelerated the stalled anti-naxal campaign and moved forward in the direction of making the state free from Naxalism. He said that Shri Vishnudev Ji and Shri Vijay Sharma Ji not only sharpened the anti-naxal campaigns, but also guided this campaign from time to time, boosted the morale of the security forces and made a huge contribution in this fight with totality.
The Union Home and Cooperation Minister reiterated with confidence that the country will be completely free from Naxalism by March 31, 2026. He said that based on the way our security forces have shown valor and the accurate strategy made by the intelligence agencies, we will definitely achieve this goal. He said that the Naxalites who rest every year during the rainy season will not be able to sleep peacefully this rainy season because the operation of our security forces will continue.
The Union Home and Cooperation Minister appealed to all the youths who have gone astray on the path of Naxalism to lay down their arms and take advantage of the surrender policy of the state government. He appealed to the youth and said that they will not get a better opportunity than this to join the development journey. Shri Shah said that the youth who are on the path of violence should trust the government and join the mainstream of the society. In this way, they will automatically join the development journey of the country. Shri Shah said that the promise made by the government to the surrendered Naxalites will be fulfilled and efforts will also be made to help them more than that.
