Raipur: As Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday mentioned in the 127th episode of Mann Ki Baat that Maoism is nearing its end in the country, 21 hardcore Maoists, including senior cadres, laid down their arms and surrendered before authorities in Antagarh, Kanker district, on Sunday. The group deposited 18 sophisticated weapons, marking a boost to the state’s anti-LWE operations under the ‘Poona Margham’ rehabilitation policy.

Reacting to the surrender, state Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai wrote on his X handle, “The ‘Puna Margem – Rehabilitation to Regeneration’ initiative has emerged as a transformative force in Bastar, dismantling the anti-people ideology of Maoism and ushering in a new era of peace and progress. In a significant development today, 21 Naxalites in Kanker distric

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