Curbing insurgency in the Northeast has been his biggest achievement as Home Minister, according to Rajnath Singh, who says Naxal violence in the country is also on the wane.

Singh says as Home Minister, he worked, among other things, towards curbing insurgency in the Northeast and Naxalism in parts of the country. “Insurgency in Northeast is almost finished.

On Naxalism, he says, “We are now in the most favourable position since 1971, when more security personnel used to get killed than Naxals. Now the trend has reversed our security forces have been giving a befitting reply and eliminating Naxals.” Earlier Naxals operated in 126 districts, but now their activities are limited to just six-seven districts, he said.

“The elimination of insurgency in the Northeast has been my biggest achievement as home minister…even beyond my expectations,” Singh said.

He also said as Home Minister, he made maximum number of visits to Jammu and Kashmir and tried to find a long-term solution to the region’s problems.