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The central government is working on an important strategy to free the states from Naxal terror. Under this, Home Minister Amit Shah will be on a three-day visit to Chhattisgarh from August 23. During this time he will chair several meetings on anti-Naxal operations.
An official said that Shah will reach Raipur late in the evening on August 23 and return to Delhi on the evening of August 25. The Union Minister will visit the ashram of Mahaprabhu Vallabhacharya in Champaran town of Raipur district on the morning of August 24. After this, he will chair a meeting of Chief Secretaries and Director Generals of Police (DGPs) of Chhattisgarh and neighboring states on interstate coordination.
He will then chair a meeting on security and development in Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected areas of the state. The next day, Shah will inaugurate an office of the Narcotics Control Bureau in Raipur.
After this, Shah will chair a meeting on the expansion of the cooperative sector in Chhattisgarh. Anti-Naxal operations have intensified in Chhattisgarh since the BJP came to power in the assembly elections last year. So far this year, security forces have killed 142 Naxalites in different encounters in the state. Police chiefs of Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Telangana and West Bengal are likely to attend the meeting.
Shah congratulated the security personnel on the successful conduct of the Amarnath Yatra
Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that Shri Amarnath Yatra has been successfully completed. This year, a record 5.12 lakh devotees visited Baba Barfani in this holy pilgrimage that lasted 52 days. Shah wrote in a social media post on Wednesday, I congratulate all our security personnel, Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board, Jammu and Kashmir administration and voluntary organizations for making this pilgrimage successful. May Baba keep his blessings on everyone. Jai Baba Barfani!
