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Union Home Minister Amit Shah connected Saturday (October 4, 2025) ruled retired talks with Maoists and said they volition person to laic down weapons aft accepting the government's "lucrative surrender and rehabilitation policy".
Addressing the 'Bastar Dussehra Lokotsav' and 'Swadeshi Mela' successful Jagdalpur, the headquarter of Chhattisgarh's Bastar district, helium asserted that March 31, 2026 has been acceptable arsenic the deadline to bid farewell to the menace of Maoism.
"Some radical person called for talks (with Maoists). Let maine marque it wide again that some the Chhattisgarh and Central governments are committed to improvement crossed Bastar and each Maoist-affected areas. What is determination to speech about? A lucrative surrender-and-rehabilitation argumentation has been enactment successful place. Come guardant and laic down your weapons," Mr. Shah said.
He said helium visited the renowned Maa Danteshwari Temple present and had prayed that information forces get spot to escaped the full Bastar portion from "red terror" by March 31 adjacent year.
“Security forces volition springiness a befitting reply to those disrupting Bastar’s bid with weapons,” helium warned Maoists.
"Some radical successful Delhi utilized to dispersed misinformation for years that the commencement of Naxalism was for the combat for development. But I person travel to archer my tribal brothers that full Bastar has been deprived of development. The basal origin of this is Naxalism," helium said.
“Today, electricity, drinking water, roads, toilets successful each house, wellness security of up to ₹5 lakh, 5 kg escaped atom etc has reached each colony successful India but Bastar has been deprived of specified development,” Mr. Shah said.
"Narendra Modi govt has fixed much than ₹4 lakh crore to Chhattisgarh for improvement works successful 10 years. On behalf of the PM, I privation to guarantee you that aft March 31, 2026, Maoism volition not beryllium capable to halt your development. They volition not beryllium capable to halt your rights," helium said.
“Convince those misled by Maoism to shun unit and articulation the mainstream,” the Union Minister told the gathering.
“The BJP authorities has launched assorted schemes successful honour of tribals successful the State,” helium pointed out.
Mr. Shah described the 75-day-long Dussehra festival arsenic 1 of the world's longest and culturally important festivals, honouring the region's tribal heritage.
