Fight against Naxals will be intensified after Chhattisgarh attack: Amit Shah

Union Minister Amit Shah on Monday asserted that the fight against Naxals will be intensified after the Chhattisgarh attack.

In wake of the killing of 22 security personnel in exchange of fire between forces and Naxals in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday asserted that the government will intensify its ongoing fight against the Naxal menace. Amit Shah also attended a wreath-laying ceremony in Chhattisgarh’s Jagdalpur to pay homage to the security personnel who were martyred in the Naxal attack on Saturday. Talking to reporters after chairing a high-level meeting at Jagdalpur, the headquarters of Bastar district, on the Left Wing Extremism (LWE) situation, Amit Shah said the sacrifices of the security personnel will always be remembered for taking the battle against Naxals to a "decisive turn".