Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said, 258 battle-hardened left-wing extremists have abjured violence in the last two days. In a social media post, the Minister highlighted that 170 Naxalites have surrendered in Chhattisgarh today while 27 surrendered yesterday. Mr Shah also highlighted that 61 returned to the mainstream, in Maharashtra yesterday. He added, since last year, after the BJP came to power in Chhattisgarh, more than two thousand Naxalites have surrendered, nearly 1800 arrested and more than four hundred fifty have been eliminated in the state. The Minister lauded the decision of Naxals to renounce violence, reposing their trust in the Constitution of the country. Calling it a landmark day in the battle against Naxalism, the Minister said, Abujmarh

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