No place for Left Wing Extremism violence in ‘self-reliant’ India: Amit Shah

TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said there is no place for violence and Left Wing Extremism ideas in the “self-reliant New India” under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Chairing a meeting of the Parliamentary Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Tuesday, he said the ministry’s policy in dealing with Left Wing Extremism (LWE) has three main pillars – strategy to curb violence with a ruthless approach, better coordination between the Centre and states, and eliminating support for extremists through public participation in development.

Shah said the Modi government has adopted a policy of zero tolerance towards LWE and all kinds of violence. There is no place for violence and LWE ideas in the “self-reliant New India” under the leadership of Modi, he said. The home minister said the three-pronged strategy has given historic success in curbing LWE in the last eight years.

He said for the first time after nearly four decades, in 2022, the number of deaths of civilians and security forces has been brought under 100, and there is a 76 per cent reduction in violent incidents related to LWE in 2022 in comparison to 2010.