{"id":37286,"date":"2026-05-19T05:54:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T05:54:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/?p=37286"},"modified":"2026-05-19T05:54:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T05:54:29","slug":"india-free-from-terror-in-jk-naxalism-shah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/india-free-from-terror-in-jk-naxalism-shah\/","title":{"rendered":"India free from terror in J&#038;K, Naxalism: Shah"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>JAGDALPUR (CHHATTISGARH), May 18: Union Home Minister Amit Shah today asserted that India is now \u201cby and large\u201d free from three main internal security problems of Naxalism, terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir and insurgency in the Northeast.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in the former Maoist stronghold of Jagdalpur, Bastar, Shah said the Centre and the State Government are working with full cmmitment to ensure lasting peace and progress in the region and it will emerge as the most developed tribal area of the country within the next five years.<br \/>\nShah, who is on a three-day tour of Chhattisgarh, his first after the country was declared free from Maoist violence in March, urged the people of Bastar to \u201caccept\u201d about 3,000 surrendered Naxals and help in their assimilation into the national mainstream.<br \/>\nThe minister will chair the 26th central zonal council meeting in Jagdalpur, the headquarters of Bastar district, on Tuesday that will see the participation of four chief ministers of Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.<br \/>\n\u201cIt is a big day for the country today as India is Naxal-free. This was a dream that has been achieved after numerous security personnel sacrificed their lives in operations,\u201d Shah said at an event held at the campus of the Bastar Academy of Dance, Art and Literature (BADAL).<br \/>\nThe minister regretted that the Left Wing Extremism (LWE) that emerged in India in the 1970s \u201cconsumed three generations\u201d through violence, depriving the people of their basic necessities.<br \/>\n\u201cIn 2014, when the Modi Government took charge, there were challenges (related to internal security) in Jammu and Kashmir, the Northeastern states and Left Wing Extremism.<br \/>\n\u201cI can now say that, by and large, the country is free from these three problems,\u201d he said<br \/>\nHe was officiating as the chief guest at the event, where families of locals killed by Naxals, jawans who displayed bravery during anti-Maoist operations, and tribal community leaders spoke to him about their experiences during the Naxal years.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_37287\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37287\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-37287\" src=\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/amit-shah-4-300x158.jpg\" alt=\"India free from terror in J&amp;K, Naxalism: Shah\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/amit-shah-4-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/amit-shah-4-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/amit-shah-4-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/amit-shah-4-549x288.jpg 549w, https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/amit-shah-4-470x247.jpg 470w, https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/amit-shah-4-233x122.jpg 233w, https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/amit-shah-4-230x121.jpg 230w, https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/amit-shah-4-360x189.jpg 360w, https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/amit-shah-4-100x53.jpg 100w, https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/amit-shah-4.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37287\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">India free from terror in J&amp;K, Naxalism: Shah<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JAGDALPUR (CHHATTISGARH), May 18: Union Home Minister Amit Shah today asserted that India is now \u201cby and large\u201d free from three main internal security problems of Naxalism, terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir and insurgency in the Northeast. 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