Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said the government was committed to making Bastar the most developed tribal division in the country within the next five years, asserting that Left-Wing Extremism was on the verge of being eliminated across the nation.Addressing the closing ceremony of the Bastar Olympics in Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh, Shah said the Centre had resolved to end Naxalism across the country by March 31, 2026, and claimed that the goal was now within reach. He said that by the time the Bastar Olympics were held next year, “red terror” would be fully eradicated from Chhattisgarh and the rest of India.

The Home Minister said the seven-district Bastar division — comprising Kanker, Kondagaon, Bastar, Sukma, Bijapur, Narayanpur and Dantewada — would be transformed into the most dev

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