New Delhi, March 30 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday lauded Home Minister Amit Shah's reply in Lok Sabha to the debate on efforts to free the country from Left Wing Extremism and said his government has worked towards uprooting this menace and ensuring the fruits of development reach areas affected by Naxalism.

He termed Amit Shah's speech as "outstanding". "This is an outstanding speech by the Home Minister Amit Shahji, filled with important facts, historical context and the efforts of our Government in the last decade. For decades, the retrograde Maoist ideology had an adverse impact on the development of several regions. Left Wing Extremism has ruined the future of countless youngsters," PM Modi said in a post on X.

"In the ...