Bhubaneswar, March 7 -- India would be free from Maoist violence by March 31, Union home minister Amit Shah reiterated on Friday, adding that security forces will defeat those who dream of building a red corridor from Andhra Pradesh's Tirupati to Pashupati in Nepal. "Today, I want to assure the nation that the country will be Maoist-free by March 31," he said, while addressing an event to mark the 57th Raising Day of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) at Mundali in Odisha's Cuttack district. He emphasised that this goal is a central "pledge" taken by the Narendra Modi government, and lauded the CISF's critical contributions to security operations in Odisha, Chhattisgarh, and Telangana. "The dream of those who imagined a Red Corrid...