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Amit Shah Chairs Interstate Meeting on Naxalism in Raipur

An important interstate coordination meeting on Naxalism began in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, on Saturday and was presided over by Union Home Minister Amit Shah. It has the participation of senior officials from seven states in this high-level meet to review inter-state coordination and the Left Wing Extremism situation.

The meeting will be attended by Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai, Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma, Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai, Chief Secretaries and Director Generals of Police – DGPs of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Maharashtra, and other senior officials in the Central government.

Such coordination between these states and stubborn Naxalite threat alongtheir borders has been a vital concern. Shah is slated to preside over another meeting that would focus on security and development in areas affected by Left Wing Extremism in Chhattisgarh, before addressing a press conference at 6 pm later.

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The anti-Naxalite operations in Chhattisgarh increased manifold since the BJP came to power last year through assembly elections. According to officials, security forces have already gunned down 142 Naxalites this year. During campaigning for the recent Lok Sabha elections, Amit Shah assured that Naxalism would be eliminated from Chhattisgarh within three years if Prime Minister Narendra Modi returns to power for a third term.