New Delhi, March 21 -- Emphasising the committment of the BJP-led alliance to end the problem of Naxalism, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Friday that 2,619 Naxalites were arrested, surrendered, or killed in the past over a year due to approach of BJP government which came to power in Chhattisgarh in December 2023.

Replying to the debate in Rajya Sabha on the working of his ministry, he said Naxalism will be eliminated from the country by March 21, 2026.

"Let me tell you that by March 21, 2026, Naxalism will be completely eradicated from our country. This is the result of the hard work of the Modi government over the past 10 years," he said.

Amit Shah said BJP government in Chhattisgarh was tackling the problem of Naxalism with a...