India, Feb. 24 -- Chhattisgarh Governor Ramen Deka on Monday said the State is on the verge of eliminating Left Wing Extremism, citing a massive crackdown against the menace with 532 Maoists neutralised and more than 2,700 surrendering in the last two years.

In his address on the opening day of the Chhattisgarh Assembly's Budget session, the governor said the State's attractive surrender and rehabilitation policy has encouraged misguided youth to return to the mainstream.

He noted that 532 Maoists were neutralised, 2,704 ultras surrendered, and 2,004 were arrested in the State in the last two years.

"When the shadow of terror recedes, the light of development spreads automatically, and people's lives are illuminated," he said, adding t...