'Surrender At the Earliest': Amit Shah Appeals To Naxalites After 21 More Give Up Arms

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Monday commended the Naxalites who had surrendered recently and appealed to the rest of the ultras to lay down their arms at the earliest.

"Glad to share that 21 Maoists have surrendered along with their arms in Kanker district, Chhattisgarh. Out of them, 13 were senior cadres," Shah wrote on X.

"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," he said.

ETV Bharat had reported on Sunday the surrender of the 21 Naxalites, including 13 women, with 18 weapons before security forces in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district. The surrender comes under the 'Poona Margham' (New Path), a rehabilitation campaign aimed at helping Maoists find their way back to mainstream society.

Shah reiterated the government's resolve to eradicate Naxalism by March 31, 2026. On October 17, 210 Naxalites, including its central committee member Rupesh alias Satish, carrying a cumulative reward of Rs 9.18 crore, surrendered at Jagdalpur in Bastar district after handing over 153 weapons.

On October 2, 103 Maoists, 49 of them carrying a collective bounty of more than Rs 1.06 crore, surrendered in Bijapur district of Bastar region.

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