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Amit Shah chairs LWE review meeting in Chhattisgarh, states anti-Naxal strategy yielding results with eradication by March 31, 2026
Union Home Minister Amit Shah visited Chhattisgarh from February 7-9, 2026, chairing a high-level review on Left Wing Extremism (LWE) and affirming progress towards eradicating Naxal menace by March 31, 2026.
Why It Matters
Signals intensified government efforts to end Maoist insurgency, with recent declines in violence and operations ahead of self-imposed deadline, impacting internal security in multiple states.
Timeline
6 Events
Contextual LWE progress since January 2024
January 2024 onwards
Over 500 Naxalites killed in Chhattisgarh encounters, including CPI(Maoist) general secretary Basavaraju; around 1900 arrested, over 2500 surrendered.
Closing of Bastar Pandum and departure
February 9, 2026
Shah travels to Jagdalpur to attend closing ceremony of Bastar Pandum 2026 as chief guest, returns to Delhi in the evening.
Shah attends national conclave
February 8, 2026, 4:30 PM
Shah attends as chief guest the national conclave 'Chhattisgarh @ 25: Shifting the Lens' organised by Bharat Prakashan of Organiser magazine.
High-level LWE security review meeting
February 8, 2026 morning
Shah chairs over six-hour marathon review meeting on LWE at Hotel Mayfair, Nava Raipur Atal Nagar. Attended by Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Deo Sai, DGP/ACS (home) from Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Odisha, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh; Union Home Secretary, IB Director, CRPF, BSF, ITBP, NIA DG; senior intelligence and CRPF officials. Focuses on final push to eliminate Maoists before March 31 deadline; Shah states anti-Naxal strategy yielding results, menace to be eradicated by March 31.
Amit Shah arrives in Raipur
February 7, 2026 evening
Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrives in Raipur for three-day visit, holds initial meeting with Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai and senior officials at 8:00 PM at Hotel Mayfair to discuss administrative and security issues.
Recent anti-Naxal operations
February 4, 2026
On February 4, Minister of State Nityanand Rai stated LWE violence down 88% since 2010, with 364 Naxals neutralised, 1022 arrested, 2337 surrendered in 2025. On February 5, one Maoist neutralised in Bijapur, AK-47 recovered; CRPF demolished Maoist memorial in Sukma.