A med
Naxals
a e
go e,
but
‘i tellectual
Naxals’
still
lu ki g;
we
must
be
vigila t:
PM
Modi
NEW
DELHI:
P ime
Mi iste
Na e d a
Modi
o
Satu day
called
fo
the
isolatio
of
what
he
desc ibed
as
“dimaagi
Naxals”,
while
asse ti g
that
a med
Naxalism
a d
Maoist
viole ce
we e
“b eathi g
its
last”
i
the
cou t y.Add essi g
the
atio
f om
the
ampa ts
of
the
Red
Fo t
o
the
80th
I depe de ce
Day,
PM
Modi
said
the
cou t y
eeded
to
emai
vigila t
agai st
those
who
co ti ued
to
p opagate
Naxal
ideology
eve
as
a med
Maoist
viole ce
decli ed.”A med
Naxals
a e
go e,
but
‘i tellectual
Naxals’
still
lu ki g;
we
must
be
vigila t,”
PM
Modi
said.PM
Modi
said
Naxalism
a d
Maoism
had
held
la ge
pa ts
of
the
cou t y
i
thei
g ip
fo
decades
a d
caused
the
loss
of
thousa ds
of
lives.”I
the
21st
ce tu y,
it
is
impe ative
that
we
elimi ate
the
decades-old
challe ges
that
have
held
the
cou t y
back.
Naxalism
a d
Maoism
have
dest oyed
the
futu e
of
millio s
of
you g
people.
They
have
s atched
away
the
you g
so s
of
cou tless
mothe s
a d
shatte ed
the
d eams
of
families
ac oss
the
cou t y.
Fo
ea ly
fou
decades,
Naxalism
had
held
la ge
pa ts
of
I dia
a d
a
huge
sectio
of
its
populatio
i
its
g ip,
uli g
th ough
the
ba el
of
a
gu
a d
tea i g
the
Co stitutio
to
sh eds.
Mo e
tha
3,500
of
ou
police
a d
secu ity
pe so el
sac ificed
thei
lives
while
p otecti g
o di a y
citize s.
Naxalism
had
tu ed
the
la d
ed
with
blood.”He
said
the
gove me t
had
made
elimi ati g
Naxalism
a
p io ity
afte
comi g
to
powe
i
2014.
Joi
co ve satio
All
Comme ts
→
Sha e
you
thoughts
i
the
comme ts
I sightful
Readi g
Developme t
Comme t
Be
espectful
·
TOI
commu ity
guideli es
“Whe
you
gave
us
the
oppo tu ity
to
se ve
i
2014,
we
esolved
o
that
ve y
day
to
f ee
the
cou t y
f om
Naxalism.”PM
Modi
said
the
secu ity
situatio
i
Naxal-affected
a eas
had
cha ged,
with
developme t
a d
gove me t
i itiatives
eachi g
egio s
that
had
ea lie
wit essed
viole ce.”Today,
I
am
happy
to
say
that
Naxalite
a d
Maoist
viole ce
o
lo ge
has
the
st e gth
to
sustai
itself
a d
is
b eathi g
its
last.
We
a e
movi g
towa ds
completely
elimi ati g
it.
I
a eas
whe e
the
bullets
of
Naxalites
o ce
a g
out,
whe e
the
soil
was
o ce
stai ed
with
blood,
today
the
same
Naxal-affected
egio s
a e
wit essi g
the
t icolou
of
developme t,
t ust
a d
e deavou
flyi g
high
as
they
move
towa ds
becomi g
Naxalism-f ee.”PM
Modi’s
ema ks
came
as
pa t
of
his
wide
I depe de ce
Day
add ess,
i
which
he
outli ed
the
gove me t’s
p io ities
a d
challe ges
faci g
I dia
as
it
moves
towa ds
the
goal
of
becomi g
a
developed
atio
by
2047.