Date: 2025-10-27Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah expresses happiness over surrender of 21 Maoists along with their arms in Kanker district, Chhattisgarh
On October 27, 2025, Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah reported that 21 Maoists, 13 of whom were senior cadres, surrendered along with their arms in Kanker district, Chhattisgarh. The Minister commended them for abjuring violence and joining the mainstream at the call of the Modi government, reiterated his appeal to those still wielding guns to surrender at the earliest, and affirmed his resolution to eradicate Naxalism by March 31, 2026. The information was released by PIB Delhi at 12:28 PM and shared on X.
Key Entities Referenced
Naxalism: The focus of the government's stated goal for eradication.
Chhattisgarh: The state where the Maoist surrender occurred.
Ministry of Home Affairs: The ministry releasing the statement.
Amit Shah: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation
Ministry of Home Affairs
Union Home Minister and Minister of
Cooperation Shri Amit Shah expresses
happiness over surrender of 21 Maoists along
with their arms in Kanker district, Chhattisgarh
Out of the 21 surrendered Maoists 13 were senior cadres
I commend them for joining the mainstream, abjuring
violence at the call of the Modi government
I reiterate my appeal to the rest who are still wielding guns
to surrender at the earliest
We are resolved to eradicate Naxalism by 31st March 2026
Posted On: 27 OCT 2025 12:28PM by PIB Delhi
Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah expressed happiness over
surrender of 21 Maoists along with their arms in Kanker district, Chhattisgarh.
In a post on X platform, Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah said that
“Glad to share that 21 Maoists have surrendered along with their arms in Kanker district,
Chhattisgarh. Out of them, 13 were senior cadres. I commend them for joining the mainstream,
abjuring violence at the call of the Modi government. I reiterate my appeal to the rest who are still
wielding guns to surrender at the earliest. We are resolved to eradicate Naxalism by 31st March
2026.”Amit Shah
@AmitShah·Follow
Glad to share that 21 Maoists have surrendered along with
their arms in Kanker district, Chhattisgarh. Out of them, 13
were senior cadres.
I commend them for joining the mainstream, abjuring
violence at the call of the Modi government. I reiterate my
appeal to the rest who are Show more
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