India, Dec. 13 -- Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday said the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government has resolved to make Bastar division the most advanced tribal region in the country within the next five years, and reiterated that Maoist violence will be completely eliminated from India by March 31, 2026.

Addressing the closing ceremony of the Bastar Olympics 2025 at the Indira Priyadarshini Stadium in Jagdalpur, Shah appealed to those still associated with the outlawed CPI (Maoists) to lay down arms and join the mainstream of society.

He said the government has decided to end what he described as "red terror" across the country before March 31, 2026, and added that the goal is now within reach. "I came here for the Bast...