11 maoists surrender before CM Fadnavis in Gadchiroli, Maharashtra

In Maharashtra, 11 Maoists including a hardcore leader, surrendered before Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis who spent his first day of the New Year in Gadchiroli district yesterday. Out of these, eight are women and three are men. These 11 people were carrying rewards of more than 1 crore rupees in Maharashtra. Chhattisgarh government had also announced a reward for them. All of them were given financial assistance of 86 lakh rupees to live their lives in the future.

Speaking on the occasion, Chief Minister Fadnavis said that North



Gadchiroli has been freed from Maoism, and soon South Gadchiroli will also be free. He said, that in the last 4 years, not a single youth has joined Maoism, which is a great achievement. Mr Fadnavis said, 11 villages have banned Naxalites. 

Mr Fadnavis said that Gadchiroli will get the status of Steel City in the coming period. The chief minister also inaugurated a bus service from Aheri to Gardewada and also travelled in that bus. Mr Fadnavis also launched a green mining project in Gadchiroli.