Mumbai, May 21 -- Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday congratulated Union Home Minister Amit Shah and security forces for the success of Operation Black Forest, which killed 27 Maoists, including top CPI-Maoist leader Nambala Keshav Rao alias Basavaraju in a major operation in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district.

In a post on X, Eknath Shinde wrote, "Heartfelt congratulations to the Honourable Union Home Minister@AmitShahJi and our brave security forces for the unprecedented success of "Operation Black Forest" which eliminated 27 major Naxalites!"

https://x.com/mieknathshinde/status/1925177156503740803

He also added that this operation will be considered a milestone in the campaign launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi t...