As death toll in the Chhattisgarh Naxal attack touched 22, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said a befitting reply will be given at an appropriate time. He also said search operations are continuing in Chhattisgarh following the encounter.
The minister said both sides have suffered losses and that the ‘exact casualty figures cannot be ascertained immediately. He cut short his election campaigning in Assam and flew back to Delhi to take stock of the situation.
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