Death toll due to Left Wing Extremism to reach below 100 in 2022, says Home Minister Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired the meeting of the Parliamentary Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Home Affairs on Tuesday (February 7). During this, he said that there is no place for the ideas of violence and leftist extremism in the 'self-reliant new India' led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He said that for the first time in nearly four decades, less than 100 civilians and security forces personnel were killed in 2022 (in Maoist incidents) and there has been a 76 per cent reduction in Left Wing Extremism incidents by 2022 as compared to 2010.

Chairing a meeting of the Parliamentary Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Shah said, "The ministry's policy to deal with Left Wing Extremism has three main pillars. Strategy to eliminate violence with extreme harshness, better coordination between Center and States and end support to extremists through public participation in development.

Government working on this policy

Amit Shah said that the Modi government has made a policy of not tolerating leftist extremism and any kind of violence. The Home Minister said that in the last eight years, the three-pronged policy has given historic results in controlling left-wing extremism.

'BSF branch strengthened'

Amit Shah informed that the air wing of BSF has been strengthened with induction of new pilots and engineers in the last one year to help in operations in Left Wing Extremism affected areas and save lives of our soldiers.

"The number of civilian and security personnel who died due to Left Wing Extremism has come down by 90 per cent to 98 in 2022 as compared to 2010 (1,005)," Shah said. Amit Shah said that the Union Home Ministry is determined to destroy the entire ecosystem of Left Wing Extremism by closing all avenues of funding.

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