Kawardha, May 21 -- Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma on Wednesday called it a huge accomplishment following the killing of 27 Naxals, including top CPI-Maoist leader and General Secretary Basavaraju, in an ongoing operation in the Narayanpur-Abujmarh region.

Sharma added that the people of Bastar want the 'Red Terror' to end and that 80 per cent of Naxal-related issues in the region have already been resolved.

Speaking to reporters, Chhattisgarh Deputy CM Vijay Sharma said, "An encounter broke out in an over 50-hour-long search operation in the area between Bijapur-Narayanpur, near Abujhmad and Indravati National Park. Our jawans retaliated upon being fired at by Naxals. Bodies of 27 naxals have been recovered. A large ca...