Give up arms: Shah rules out talks with Maoists

“I want to tell all my tribal brothers and sisters to persuade the youth of their villages to lay down their arms. They should shun violence, join the mainstream, and become part in the development of Bastar,” Shah said at the “Bastar Dussehra Lokotsav” and “Swadeshi Mela” in Jagdalpur, the headquarters of Chhattisgarh’s Bastar district.

- Ritesh Mishra

Reiterating the Centre's deadline to eliminate Maoism from Chhattisgarh by March 31, 2026 and making the state an industrial and tourism hub, he said: “Some people have called for talks (with Naxals). Let me make it clear again that both the Chhattisgarh and Central gov-