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Shah Accuses INDIA Bloc’s VP Nominee of Aiding Naxalism Over 2011 Salwa Judum Verdict

The criticism focuses on Justice B Sudershan Reddy’s Supreme Court decision that struck down the state-backed Salwa Judum militia as unconstitutional.

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The union home minister was speaking during the inauguration of the Manorama News conclave.
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Overview

  • Speaking at the Manorama News conclave in Kochi, Amit Shah said that without the Salwa Judum ruling, left-wing extremism would have ended before 2020.
  • He argued the Congress chose Reddy under Left pressure and appealed to Kerala voters, asserting the state has faced Naxal activity.
  • The 2011 judgment held that arming tribal youths as Special Police Officers—known as Salwa Judum or Koya Commandos—was illegal and ordered their immediate disarmament.
  • Later on Friday, Chhattisgarh deputy chief minister Vijay Sharma also faulted the verdict, alleging it preceded a surge in killings by Naxals in Bastar.
  • The vice-presidential vote is set for September 9, with Reddy facing NDA candidate C P Radhakrishnan, and no new legal development has altered the 2011 decision in these reports.