With deadline set to wipe out Naxal menace, forces get monthly targets

WITH Union Home Minister Amit Shah fixing a deadline of 2026 to wipe out Naxal menace in the country, the security forces and the agencies have been given month-wise targets to meet the challenge, officials said on Sunday.

- MUKESH RANJAN

According to officials, in the coming months, the security forces would have an arduous task of launching the final assault on Left-Wing Extremists (LWE), as during this period, the troops have been asked to penetrate deep into Naxal areas.

"As the forces enter deep into the Naxal dens in different states, particularly in Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand, the forces have been instructed by their top brass to set up their camps and move further," a senior security officer said.