Gadchiroli, Jan 1: Maharashtra will soon become free of Naxal menace given the rise in the number of Maoists laying down their arms and the movement failing to attract new recruits, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Wednesday.
The dominance of Naxalites in remote areas of Gadchiroli district was waning, Fadnavis told reporters in Gadchiroli.
“Naxalism is nearing its end,” the chief minister said responding to a query.
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The government has started the process to make Gadchrioli the “first district” by eliminating the dominance of Maoists, he said.
Gadchiroli is often referred to as the last district of Maharashtra as it is on the state’s eastern border.
Fadnavis inaugurated the 32-km-long Gatta-Gardewada-Wangeturi road and bus services of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) on the Wangeturi-Gardewada-Gatta-Aheri route in the district, located in Vidarbha region.
Gadchiroli is not the last, but “first district” for the government (on the priority list), the chief minister said.
The road link inaugurated today will connect Maharashtra directly to Chhattisgarh, he said.
Besides, the part dominated by Naxalites is being liberated with people getting the MSRTC bus services after 75 years of Independence, he said.
Fadnavis hailed the Gadchiroli police for their work against Naxalism.
He said people no more support Naxalites and not a single person is now willing to join the outlawed movement which is “very significant”.
The chief minister conducted an aerial review of the Gatta-Gardewada-Todgatta-Wangeturi road and the Tadguda bridge.
“The state government has been trying to transform Gadchiroli over the last ten years to bring the common man into the mainstream and uproot Naxalism from this district,” Fadnavis told a gathering after inaugurating various departments of Lloyds Metals And Energy Ltd at Konsari.
He said Maoists have failed to recruit even a single cadre in Gadchiroli in the last four years thanks to the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah and the combined efforts of Gadchiroli Police and the local administration.
He said top Maoist cadres are surrendering and joining the mainstream.
The chief minister said 20,000 employment opportunities will be generated in Gadchiroli district in mining-related ventures.
An airport will come up in Gadchiroli in near future and waterways connecting Gadchiroli ports will also be surveyed, he added. Fadnavis also felicitated C-60 commandos and officers for bravery in anti-Naxal operations. (PTI)
