New Delhi, March 31 -- Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah replied to the discussion in the Lok Sabha under Rule 193 on the efforts to free the country from Left-Wing Extremism (LWE).

While replying to the discussion, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that the Left-wing extremists and their supporters had presented a false narrative before innocent tribals that they were fighting for their rights and to deliver justice to them. He said that Naxalism has now been almost completely eradicated from Bastar, and a campaign has begun to build schools and open ration shops in every village there. The Home Minister said that those who advocate for Naxalism should explain why all this did not happen from 1970 till now. He a...