Hyderabad: Union home minister Amit Shah held a key meeting with Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy and senior police officials from the state to assess Maoist activities and ongoing security operations.The meeting was attended by director general of police B Shivadhar Reddy, intelligence chief Vijay Kumar, and special intelligence branch inspector general B Sumathi. During the interaction, Revanth presented a detailed report on Maoist surrenders in the state and recent developments in anti-Maoist operations. The discussions focused on coordination between the Centre and Telangana police in tackling Left-Wing Extremism. Amit Shah is learnt to have said that the Telangana police had extended cooperation to ‘Operation Kagar’, the anti-Maoist drive currently underway in the region. He asked the state police to continue their support until the operation concludes and ensure that the remaining Maoists are encouraged to surrender.Shah asserted Naxalism would be eradicated from the country by March 31, and that no citizen should have to lose their life because of it. Reiterating the Centre’s resolve to eliminate Left-Wing Extremism in Feb 2025, Shah had fixed March 31, 2026, as the deadline to bring an end to Naxalism nationwide. Revanth also briefed the home minister on the proposal to establish a Future City police commissionerate in the state. He sought an increase in the IPS cadre strength allocated to Telangana.
