: Union Home Minister Amit Shah Thursday declared two of the worst-affected regions in Chhattisgarh free from Naxal terror. He stated that while those willing to surrender are welcome, those who continue to wield guns will face the full force of the security forces.

Shah also announced that 170 Naxalites surrendered in Chhattisgarh Thursday, a day after 27 had laid down their arms in the state and 61 others in Maharashtra.

“It is a matter of immense pleasure that Abujhmarh and North Bastar in Chhattisgarh that were once terror bases, have today been declared as free from Naxal terror. Now a trace of Naxalism exists in South Bastar, which will be wiped out soon by our security forces,” he wrote on X.

The home minister said it was a landmark day in the battle against Naxalism as 170 Naxal

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