Free smartphones for all households in Odisha’s Naxal hotbed: Naveen

The Odisha CM also urged Left-wing extremists to shun violence and become a part of developmental activities in the region. Promising to usher in development and transformation in Odisha’s Malkangiri district, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday said smartphones will be provided free of cost to all households in the region. He also called upon Left-wing extremists (LWE) to shun violence, return to the mainstream and become part of developmental activities in the region.

“The ‘cut-off area’ of Malkangiri always remains in my heart, and I will try my best to make it one of the developed areas in the state,” Patnaik said. Malkangiri constitutes 52 revenue villages, now renamed as “Swabhimnan Anchal” after the chief minister inaugurated the Gurupriya bridge connecting the region with the mainland.