Raipur, Nov. 2 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the number of Maoist-affected districts has fallen to three from 125 in the last 11 years, and the "day is not far" when the whole of Chhattisgarh and the country will be freed from the Naxal menace. Speaking at 'Chhattisgarh Rajat Mahotsav', the 25th anniversary celebration of the formation of the state in Nava Raipur, he hailed the state's growth journey and said the seed sown 25 years ago has grown into a "vat vriksh" (banyan tree) of development. He also inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for developmental projects worth over Rs.14,260 crore, covering sectors such as roads, industry, health care, and energy in Chhattisgarh. Modi said he was "deeply satisfied" that Chhattisgarh was breaking free from the clutches of Naxal violence which had caused immense suffering to the state for over five decades. "For 50 years, the people here suffered unbearable pain (because of Naxalism). Those who show off the Constitution and shed crocodile tears in the name of social justice have committed injustice to you for vested interests," he said.P4...