New Delhi, March 20 -- Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday commended the efforts of security forces after 22 Naxalites were neutralized in two separate operations conducted in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur and Kanker districts. Calling it a "major success" under the Naxal Mukt Bharat Abhiyan, he reiterated the government's commitment to eliminating Naxal insurgency.

Shah took to social media platform X (formerly Twitter) to express his appreciation. "Today, our soldiers have achieved another significant victory in the direction of Naxal Mukt Bharat Abhiyan. A total of 22 Naxalites were eliminated in two separate encounters carried out by our security forces in Bijapur and Kanker, Chhattisgarh," he wrote.

Reaffirming the government's zero...