Amit Shah chairs meeting of Chief Ministers of Naxal-hit states

Union home minister Amit Shah was on Monday chairing a review meeting with the chief ministers of Left-wing extremism (LWE)-hit states and top security brass to discuss the future strategy and ongoing crackdown against Maoists, people familiar with the matter said.

Union home minister Amit Shah. (X)

Eknath Shinde (Maharashtra), Vishnu Deo Sai (Chhattisgarh), Mohan Charan Majhi (Odisha), and Mohan Yadav (Madhya Pradesh) were among the chief ministers attending the meeting.

Union ministers, involved with providing development support to the LWE affected states, and top officers from the Centre, states and Central Armed Police Forces were also part of the deliberations.