Modi spends Diwali with security forces in Bastar
The Prime Minister chose the Chhattisgarh region, once a Naxal stronghold, for his yearly Diwali with the forces.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi travelled to Bastar on Sunday to celebrate Diwali with security personnel.
He said Naxalism once held sway in the area and that development is now flourishing there.
The government declared on March 31 that the country was free of Naxalism.