‘Won’t let them sleep’: Amit Shah’s monsoon mandate for operation against Naxalism; calls for surrender | India News

NEW DELHI: Union house minister Amit Shah on Sunday issued a robust warning to Naxalites saying that the central authorities’s operations against Naxalism would proceed even throughout monsoon season.“Every time during the rainy season, Naxalites used to get rest (as swollen rivers hamper anti-Naxal operations inside dense forest), but this time, we will not let them sleep during monsoon and we will move further to achieve the target of 31/3 (2026 to eliminate Naxalism)”, Shah stated.He additional known as upon the Naxalites to put down arms and “join the journey of development”.“Lay down arms and join the journey of development; no need for talks. Just give up armed struggle and join the mainstream,” he stated.“I wholeheartedly welcome back all those who have laid down their arms and joined the mainstream and assure them that whatever promises the Chhattisgarh government and the Centre have made to them will be fulfilled, and we will try to help you even more,” he added.Shah was in Nava Raipur Atal Nagar, Chhattisgarh to put the inspiration stone for the National Forensic Science University (NFSU) campus and a Central Forensic Science Laboratory.Shah has claimed that Naxalism could be wiped in a foreign country by March 2026.