Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Monday that considerable strides have been made in areas affected by Left Wing Extremism (LWE) and in the past three years, 40 new security camps have been established, while 15 more are on the anvil.
When LWE violence was at its peak in 2009, the number of incidents was 2,258, which decreased to 509 in 2021, he said, adding that this number has rapidly fallen further since 2019.
“In 2009, 1,005 people died in militant violence, while in 2021, 147 people were killed... from 96 violent incidents at police stations were reported in 2009, it came down to 46 in 2021,” he detailed.
