Singh vows to wipe out Naxalism in 3 years

India’s Home Minister Rajnath Singh yesterday said the menace of Left Wing Extremism (LWE) will be wiped out from the country in about three years.

Addressing troops of the Rapid Action Force (RAF) on the occasion of their 26th anniversary celebrations here, Singh said their action should be rapid and quick but never “reckless.”

Singh, speaking at the CRPF camp here, said the number of districts affected by Naxal violence in the country have come down to about 10-12 as compared to 126 some years back.

“The day is not far, may be in a time period of one to two or three years, that the LWE will be eliminated from the country and this will happen due to your determination, courage and hard work and that of the state police forces,” he said.

“I congratulate you on the kind of work you have done in the LWE theatre of the country,” Singh said.

The minister said the force has killed 131 Maoists and militants this year.

It has also apprehended 1,278 of them during the same time.