Chhattisgarh Naxal-Free by March 31? Congress Questions Government Claims

• Central and state governments aim to declare Chhattisgarh Naxal-free by March 31, 2026.
• Home Minister Amit Shah and CM Vishnu Dev Sai express confidence, citing 95% Naxal-free Bastar.
• Congress questions the claim, alleging opposition leaders are blocked from Bastar villages.
• Naxalism, active since the 1980s, has claimed thousands of lives in Chhattisgarh.
• BJP government's intensified operations in 2025 led to over 500 Naxalite deaths and thousands of surrenders.