Left Wing Extremism to be eliminated in 2 years; need constant surveillance in areas freed from Naxals: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said Left Wing Extremism (LWE) will be totally eliminated from the country in two years and stressed the need for constant surveillance in the areas freed from Naxals so that the problem does not revive there again.

Chairing a meeting to review the security situation in LWE-affected states, Shah said the Modi government has adopted a policy of zero tolerance against left wing extremism since 2014.

As a result, he said, the year 2022 saw the lowest level of LWE violence and deaths in the last four decades.