PM Modi to Spend Diwali in Bastar, Once a Naxal Stronghold

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to celebrate Diwali in Bastar, a region that was long dominated by Naxalite insurgents. According to the report, Naxalites for decades controlled the area's dense forests and carried out attacks that destroyed roads, schools and police stations. Those attacks also resulted in the deaths of innocent tribal residents. The choice of location highlights the region's shift away from the Naxal insurgency that once defined it.
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