Move to choke flow of funds to Naxals

New Delhi, September 26

Union Home Minister Amit Shah today chaired a review meeting with CMs and top officials of 10 Naxal-affected states. It was agreed to intensify operations against the extremists, take steps to plug the flow of funds to them and act against their frontal groups.

900 extremists killed in 6 years

• 90 districts considered Maoist-affected
• 61 districts reported Naxal problem in 2019
• 45 districts where extremists were active in 2020
• 380 security men, 1,000 civilians, 900 Naxals killed during 2015-20
• 4,200 Naxals surrendered during same period

The CMs who attended the meeting were Naveen Patnaik (Odisha), K Chandrashekar Rao (Telangana), Nitish Kumar (Bihar), Shivraj Chouhan (MP), Uddhav Thackeray (Maharashtra) and Hemant Soren (Jharkhand). West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala were represented by senior officials. Shah tweeted, “The country has achieved substantial success in curbing left-wing extremism under PM Modi. The Centre and states are working closely to get rid of the menace.” — TNS