‘Committed To Eliminate Maoism': PM Modi, Amit Shah After 27 Naxalites Killed In Chhattisgarh

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21-05-2025

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Praising the security forces for this remarkable success on X, PM Modi said that the government is committed to ensure a life of peace and progress for the people.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday hailed anti-Naxal operation in Chhattisgarh saying that his government is committed to eliminate the menace of naxalism from the country.
Praising the security forces for this remarkable success on X, he said that the government is committed to ensure a life of peace and progress for the people.
'Proud of our forces for this remarkable success. Our Government is committed to eliminating the menace of Maoism and ensuring a life of peace and progress for our people," he said in a post on X.
Proud of our forces for this remarkable success. Our Government is committed to eliminating the menace of Maoism and ensuring a life of peace and progress for our people. https://t.co/XlPku5dtnZ — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 21, 2025
His remarks came after CPI-Maoist general secretary Nambala Keshav Rao alias Basavaraju, the topmost leader and backbone of the Naxal movement, was killed along with 26 dreaded Naxals by security forces in Chhattisgarh today.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah also praised the encounter and said that this is for the first time in three decades of India's battle against Naxalism that a general secretary-ranked leader has been neutralised by the security forces.
'A landmark achievement in the battle to eliminate Naxalism. Today, in an operation in Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh, our security forces have neutralized 27 dreaded Maoists, including Nambala Keshav Rao, alias Basavaraju, the general secretary of CPI-Maoist, topmost leader, and the backbone of the Naxal movement," Shah wrote on X.
Applauding the 'brave security forces and agencies for this major breakthrough", the home minister said he was glad to share that after completion of Operation Black Forest, 54 Naxalites have been arrested and 84 others have surrendered in Chhattisgarh, Telangana, and Maharashtra.
'The Modi government is resolved to eliminate Naxalism before the 31st of March 2026," he said.
Top Maoist Leader Killed
At least 27 dreaded Naxals were killed in an encounter with security forces in the Maad region of Narayanpur district of Chhattisgarh today.
Basava Raju, the prime conspirator behind the 2003 Alipiri bomb attack on then-AP CM Chandrababu Naidu, was also eliminated in the operation which has been ongoing for more than 50 hours.
A joint operation was launched in the Abujhmad area based on intelligence about a senior Maoist cadre from the Maad Division. The encounter took place in dense forests between Abhujmad and Indravati National Park area when a joint team of District Reserve Guard (DRG) police from four districts was out on an anti-Naxal operation.
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May 21, 2025, 17:15 IST