New Delhi, Oct. 15 -- Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday asserted to eliminate every trace of Naxalism and make Bastar once again a vibrant and thriving region.

Shah's statement came while addressing, via video conference, an assistive devices distribution ceremony for Divyangjans, including those affected by Naxal violence, under the ongoing 'Seva Sankalp Abhiyan', being organised to mark 25 years of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi's Seva and Samarpan.

Noting that five decades of Naxalism had inflicted immense suffering on the poor tribal communities of Bastar, the Home Minister said that using Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) to inflict disabilities on innocent civilians in pursuit of political objectives was the gravest v...