RAIPUR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday expressed satisfaction that Chhattisgarh is steadily freeing itself from the grip of “Maoist terrorism”, asserting that the state and the nation are now close to achieving complete freedom from the menace.

Addressing a public gathering in Chhattisgarh Rajat Mahotsav, marking 25 years of formation of the state, at Nava Raipur, the PM recalled the painful decades-long struggle of the people who suffered under the shadow of Naxal violence. He expressed his optimism about the decline of Maoism in India, stating that the day when India will be free of Maoist terror is not far.

He highlighted the recent success in countering the movement and only three districts in the country remaining under the grip of Left Wing Extremism. He lambasted those w

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