PM Modi Says No CRPF Personnel Died On Duty In A Year, Credits Post-2014 Push Against Naxalism

Addressing security personnel and citizens, the speaker contrasted current anti-Naxal operations with the period between 2004 and 2013, noting that earlier security personnel suffered higher casualties than insurgents because previous governments treated Naxalism as an incurable issue. Highlighting a major turnaround after 2014 driven by political will, the speaker stated that for the first time in 47 years, not a single Central Reserve Police Force personnel lost their life on duty over the…