There has been a significant reduction in both the geographical areas affected by Left Wing Extremism and the violence
The problem of leftist extremism is now limited to some parts of Chhattisgarh.
These areas have to be freed from Maoist threat within the next three years
Home Minister stresses the need to create a detailed roadmap to target the entire ecosystem that sustains Left Wing Extremism
State police should plug security gaps, ensure comprehensive investigation, closely monitor prosecution and close funding routes
Union Home Minister stresses the need for complete coverage of Central and State Government schemes in Left Wing Extremism affected districts
Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a meeting to review the situation of Left Wing Extremism in Chhattisgarh in Raipur today.
The meeting was attended by Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnudev Sai, Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma, Union Home Secretary, State Chief Secretary, Director General of Police, Intelligence Bureau (IB) Director and CRPF Director General and several other officials.
At the meeting, the Union Home Minister said that three internal security situations—Jammu and Kashmir, North-East and Left Wing Extremism—have seen significant improvement and violence has reduced by about 75%.
The geographical area under their influence has also reduced by about 80 percent. He also mentioned that the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) has now been lifted from about 80% areas of the Northeast.
Lauding the progress made in the fight against Left Wing Extremism, the Union Home Minister said that there has been a significant reduction in both the geographical areas affected by Left Wing Extremism and the violence.
The Union Home Minister said that due to the joint efforts of the security forces and all central and state agencies, the problem of Left Wing Extremism is now essentially confined to some parts of Chhattisgarh.
In this context he said that these areas need to be freed from the Maoist threat within the next three years.
The Home Minister particularly stressed the need to prepare a detailed roadmap by all concerned stakeholders to target the entire ecosystem enabling the maintenance of Left Wing Extremism.
Further, the Union Home Minister directed the state police to address the remaining security gaps, ensure comprehensive investigation, closely monitor prosecution, close funding routes and continue intelligence-led operations.
He also stressed the need to review all inputs shared through the multi-agency center and conduct verified inputs.
The Union Home Minister stressed the need for complete coverage of Central and State Government schemes in the Left Wing Extremism affected districts and for this asked to use the camps of the security forces so that the benefits of these schemes can be extended to the nearby villages.
He mentioned that the Home Ministry should be flexible in both allocation of funds and its utilization in the districts highly affected by Left Wing Extremism in Chhattisgarh.
The Home Minister also highlighted the need for proactive and sensitive management of all local grievances regarding substantive rights.
Subsequently, a detailed interaction was held with the Collectors and SSPs of the districts highly affected by Left Wing Extremism by the Union Home Secretary on the instructions of the Union Home Minister.