Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated Diwali among the security forces in Bastar, Chhattisgarh. During this, he said that today the terror of Naxal has ended and the flow of development has started. PM Modi said that the Diwali of 2026 is special because the country has won the decades-old battle against Naxalism-Maoist terrorism.
Tezzbuzz Desk – On the occasion of Diwali, Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated Diwali among the security forces in Bastar, Chhattisgarh. During this, he said that today the terror of Naxal has ended and the flow of development has started. PM Modi said that he has reached the forests of Bastar among the security forces to celebrate Diwali. During this, he also targeted Congress and said that the earlier governments were not concerned about the security forces.
Prime Minister Modi said that the entire country and crores of Indians in every corner of the world are celebrating the holy festival of lights. People are reaching their homes from far and wide. It is a big festival to get together with family and relatives and they too have come among the people to celebrate Diwali.
Addressing the security forces, PM Modi said that the brave soldiers of Mother India, who protect the nation on the borders and within the country, the sentinels of the nation, are his relatives and a part of his family. He said that from Kargil to Lepcha in the lap of Himalayas, from Sir Creek on the seashore to INS Vikrant in the lap of the sea, every Diwali with the brave soldiers has been memorable for him.
The Prime Minister said that this is an extraordinary achievement and huge credit for it goes to lakhs of brave soldiers and security personnel. He said that he has come to celebrate Diwali with the security forces and on behalf of 140 crore countrymen, he has come to express his gratitude for their sacrifice, dedication and service.
PM Modi said that Diwali of the year 2026 is really special. He said that this is the first Diwali when the country has won the decades-old battle against Naxalism-Maoist terrorism. This is the first Diwali when every district of the country is free from Naxalism and crores of countrymen have defeated the fear of Naxalism.
The Prime Minister said that this fight against Maoist terrorism and Naxalism was not easy. There was a time when more than 230 districts in about 20 states of the country were affected by Naxalism. After evening, life used to come to a standstill there and the Naxalites had snatched away the people's right to cast their vote.
He said that a large part of the country including Bihar, Maharashtra, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh was in the grip of Left Wing Extremism. Thousands of villages and crores of population were affected. There used to be up to 2-2 thousand Naxalite attacks in a year. PM Modi said that in 2010, 76 security personnel were martyred in an encounter with Naxalites in nearby Dantewada. In the same year, 44 innocent civilians were killed in another incident in Dantewada.
PM Modi said that this land was cursed with the blood of heroes, but no sob was heard from any Namdar living in the palaces and not a single tear came out from the eyes of any Namdar. He said that this trend continued for decades. During this period, more than 1 thousand soldiers were sacrificed in Chhattisgarh itself and many soldiers lost their hands and legs in IED blasts.