Home Minister Amit Shah's promise in Rajya Sabha - 'India will be free from Naxalism by March 31, 2026':

Home Minister Amit Shah addressed the Rajya Sabha on Friday (March 21). While discussing the functioning of the Home Ministry, he said that in the last 10 years, such work has been done in the country which was not done since independence. Meanwhile, the Home Minister promised to free the country from Naxalism by March 31, 2026. Recalling an old incident, he said that at one time he was not allowed to hoist the tricolor at Lal Chowk, but since the BJP government came to power, the tricolor is hoisted at Lal Chowk every year. Referring to the removal of Article 370 from Kashmir, he said that this decision was not taken for vote bank, but for the security and unity of the country. The Modi government has worked to make Kashmir an integral part of India.

Speaking in the Rajya Sabha, Home Minister Amit Shah said, '21 members presented their views here. In a way, an attempt was made to cover the dimensions of the various works of the Home Ministry. First of all, I express my gratitude to the thousands of state police and central paramilitary force personnel who made the supreme sacrifice to strengthen the country's internal security as well as borders.' Amit Shah said that the previous government did not want to stop corruption. Whereas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi adopts a zero tolerance policy against corruption.

Promise to end Naxalism

Home Minister Amit Shah promised in Rajya Sabha that the country will be free from Naxalism on 31 March 2026. He said that Naxalism is not a political problem. It is necessary to end it and the Government of India will end it within a year. He said that the government is doing development in Naxal-affected areas, so that the people there can join the mainstream. Amit Shah said that the problem of the Northeast is also on the verge of ending, there has been a 70 percent reduction in violent incidents in the country.

How many Naxalites were killed this year?

According to the Home Ministry, till now in the year 2025, 90 Naxalites have been killed, 104 have been arrested and 164 have surrendered. In the year 2024, 290 Naxalites were neutralized, 1090 were arrested and 881 surrendered. There were a total of 16,463 incidents of Naxalite violence between 2004 and 2014, whereas during the tenure of the Modi government, the number of violent incidents has decreased by 53 percent to 7,744 between 2014 and 2024. Similarly, the number of deaths of security forces has decreased by 73 percent from 1851 to 509 and the number of deaths of civilians has decreased by 70 percent from 4766 to 1495.