Raipur, Oct. 15 -- Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said that Naxalism had ended in the Bastar, highlighting the suffering of tribal communities in Bastar over five decades of Left-Wing Extremism (LWE).

He stated that more than 3,600 persons with disabilities benefited from an assistive devices distribution drive under the 'Seva Sankalp Abhiyan'. The Union Home Minister attended the ceremony via Video Conference for the distribution of assistive devices to persons with disabilities, including Naxal violence-affected people.

Addressing the distribution ceremony, Shah said the initiative, held in Jagdalpur between October 5 and 7, benefited more than 3,600 persons with disabilities, including over 1,570 beneficiaries in Bastar al...