Jagdalpur, May 19 -- Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday held a meeting of the Central Zonal Council in Chhattisgarh's Jagdalpur and discussed eliminating malnutrition, reducing school dropouts, and ensuring 100 per cent conviction in sexual crimes.

Sharing an X post, Amit Shah stated that the Bastar region, once known to be affected by the "Red terror," is now free of Naxalism and disputes.

He wrote, "It is a matter of pride for all that the meeting of the Central Zonal Council is being held today in Jagdalpur, in the very Bastar region that was once under the shadow of red terror. No disputes of any kind remain today between the member states of the Central Zonal Council, which is a major achievement. Today, this entire region is...