The number of districts affected by left-wing extremism has come down from 126 to 90, and the work on finding a solution to the problem is progressing rapidly, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today.
In his Independence Day address, Modi said left-wing extremism has been bleeding the country and violent incidents, people fleeing from homes and hiding in forests were a matter of daily occurrence.
"However, today because of continuous efforts by our security forces, launching of development projects and efforts to connect the people with national mainstream, left-wing extremism which affected 126 districts has now been reduced to 90 districts.The work on finding a solution to put an end to left-wing extremism from those districts is progressing rapidly," he said.
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