Maoists fighting lost battle, will achieve nothing: Rajanth Singh

Mangalore Today News Network

Kashmir, Jun 08, 2018 : Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said that the Maoists are fighting a lost battle and urged them to shun violence and come to the mainstream of development.

 

The Home Minister made these remarks while speaking at an event in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara.

Singh said that out of 135 districts affected by Maoist violence, only 10 districts remained "worst hit", asserting that there had been a considerable fall in left-wing extremism in the country.

He stressed that the Maoists, extremists and terrorists were fighting a losing battle.

"As far as the Maoists are concerned, they are fighting a lost battle. Extremism by Maoists has shown a significant decrease ( in the country)," Singh said at a press conference here.

The Home Minister said that the Maoist influence was spread across 135 districts of the country.

"Now it has come down to 90 districts. This is the achievement of our four years of rule and if we go further in describing it, only ten districts have been left where there is a high influence of Maoists," he said.

On being asked about reports that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on the radar of such extremists, Singh said, "We are very cautious about the security of our prime minister".

The senior BJP leader added that the north-east has also seen a dip in extremist activities.

He said there has been 85 percent decrease in extremism in the northeast.

Singh, who reached Jammu and Kashmir yesterday for a two-day visit, also visited the border belts of Kupwara and RS Pura.

He also addressed a sports conclave in Srinagar.


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