Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said the Centre and the Chhattisgarh government were committed to end the menace of Maoism from before March 31, 2026. When Chhattisgarh becomes free of Maoism, the entire country will get rid of the menace, Shah said addressing the President’s Police Colour Award function at the police parade ground here.

When Chhattisgarh becomes Maoist free, the entire country will get rid of the menace, the Union minister said. He said the state police have made a significant achievement in the fight against Maoism in the last one year. “The Chhattisgarh police have secured a significant achievement in the fight against Maoism in the last one year...287 Maoists were neutralised, 1,000 arrested and 837 surrendered in the last one year in the state. The police, along with various security forces, have done the work of putting the last nail in the coffin of Maoism in the last one year,” said Shah.