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Naxal violence down by 36% in 2022 compared to 2018, MoS Home Nityanand Rai in Lok Sabha

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There has been a substantial decrease of 36 per cent in Left Wing Extremism (LWE) or Naxalism-related violence incidents in 2022 in comparison to 2018, Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Responding to a query of a legislator, Rai said the number of resultant deaths of security forces and civilians in this violence has decreased by 59 per cent.