The country will be Naxal-free by March 31, 2026: Amit Shah

 Four new battalions of over 4,000 personnel in the Bastar region

New Delhi: 8th September 2024: (The Naxalbari Screen Desk):: 

New Plans and Policies are framed to free the India from Naxals. Under the new strategy, three battalions from Jharkhand and one from Bihar have been removed and deployed in Bastar. This step has been taken to intensified the action against naxals.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said that the target is to make the country completely Naxal-free by March 31, 2026. Taking a step in this direction, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) is deploying four new battalions of over 4,000 personnel in the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh. According to Shah, the fight against Naxalism is now in its final stages and decisive action is being taken for its complete elimination.

Once again strict action was initiated by security forces against Naxalites in the effected areas. Security forces have achieved major successes against Naxalites this year. So far 153 Naxalites have been killed in encounters. 40 battalions of CRPF are already deployed in Chhattisgarh, including Cobra units. Now after controlling Naxalite activities in Jharkhand and Bihar, four battalions are being removed from there and sent to the most affected Bastar region of Chhattisgarh.

Now more strong preparations for anti-Naxal operations in Bastar are ready. New CRPF battalions will be deployed in the remote areas of Bastar, 450-500 km from Raipur. The force will set up Forward Operating Bases (FOBs) in these areas, so that development work can be started after ensuring security. 40 FOBs have been set up in Chhattisgarh in the last three years, which strengthens anti-Naxal operations.

For this purpose need for technology and resources has been considered and required steps are being taken. CRPF officials believe that operations in South Bastar will require constant technology and resources. There is a threat of ambushes and explosive devices by Naxalites here, so the force is being strengthened with helicopters and other resources. The purpose of deploying new battalions is to establish control over the 'no-go' areas of Bastar and end Naxalism within the stipulated time frame.

This decisive step of the government and security forces against Naxalism shows that the country is moving rapidly towards the elimination of Naxalism. Amit Shah's commitment and the strategy of CRPF are playing an important role in this direction.