In parliament: 38 districts hit by LWE

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Updated At : 07:38 AM Dec 11, 2024 IST

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Nityanand Rai, MoS for Home, told Parliament on Tuesday that 38 districts in the country were affected by Left-wing extremism (LWE). Of these, 15 are in Chhattisgarh, seven Odisha, five Jharkhand, three MP, two each in Kerala, Maharashtra and Telangana, and one each in Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal.

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