New Delhi, April 5 -- Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday while stating that the era of bullets and bomb blasts are over in Bastar, appealed to all Naxalites to lay down their weapons and join the mainstream, as Bastar wants development.
Addressing the Bastar Pandum programme in Dantewada, Chhattisgarh, Shah said that Naxalites cannot stop the development of entire Bastar as it has now become a symbol of future and not fear.
He expressed confidence that those Naxalites who lay down their arms will be able to join the mainstream and progress, but those who choose the path of violence by picking up weapons will be dealt with strictly by the security forces, a Home Ministry statement said.
He further said that the Modi government is c...