Raipur ( Chhattisgarh ) [India], October 17 (ANI): Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Deo Sai on Friday hailed the surrender of 208 Naxalites, calling it a "historic day".

The Chief Minister assured that the State government will work towards skilling and rehabilitating the Left Wing Extremists, who laid down their arms.

CM Sai told reporters, "It is a historic day not just for Chhattisgarh but the entire nation when Naxalites in large numbers will surrender and join the mainstream. The government will work to skill them and rehabilitate them. We had been urging them to quit violence and join the mainstream."

In a major development in the battle against Left Wing Extremism, 208 Naxalites surrendered before security forces, expressing confidence in the Indian Constitution as they joined the ma

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