New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- Union Minister of State (MoS) Home Nityanand Rai on Tuesday informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply about decline in violence perpetrated by "left wing extremists," saying that violence incidents and resultant deaths of civilians and security forces, have come down from high of 2010 by 81 per cent and 85 per cent, respectively, in 2024.

"The LWE-related violence incidents and resultant deaths of civilians & Security Forces, have come down from the high of 2010 by 81 per cent and 85 per cent respectively in 2024," MoS Home Rai said in a written reply.

Responding to queries raised by Congress MP Kalyan Vaijinathrao Kale regarding the government's efforts to curb the Naxal activity and providing safety in Maoist-aff...