India needs to get rid of destructive communist ideology, says Shah

Raipur: Union Home minister Amit Shah on Sunday said the country needs to get rid of the “destructive” communist ideology at the earliest and appealed to Naxalites to lay down their arms, assuring them a red carpet from the government.

Addressing a conclave, titled ‘Chhattsiagrh@25Shifting The Lens of Organiser Weekly in Nava Raipur, Shah said the Maoist problem cannot be linked to the lack of development or considered merely as a law-and-order issue.

“Left-Wing Extremism is an ideology-driven challenge,” he added. mpost