<div>The future lies in peace and not in violence, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said here on Saturday, hours after Maoist rebels took some people "hostage" in the state.<br /><br />Addressing a public rally in the Maoist-infested Dantewada, Modi said: "There is no future in violence. If there is a future, it is in peace."<br /><br />Chhattisgarh has the "power to change the future of India", he said. He also announced the investment of Rs.24,000 crore in the Bastar region.<br /><br />"Perhaps it is for the first time that in a programme like this MoUs worth Rs.24,000 crore have been signed. This will change Bastar's future," Modi said.<br /><br />"Send iron out and get steel from outside. This would go on but now this has to stop. We will make steel from the iron ore," the prime minister said.<br /><br />Inspector General (IG) of Bastar I.G Kalluri told mediapersons that five to six people have been held by the Maoists.<br /><br />Earlier, media reports said around 500 people were held captive by the Maoists in Marenga village when they were on their way to attend Modi's rally here.<br /><br />The union home ministry also dismissed the hostage-like situation in the state.</div>
<div>The future lies in peace and not in violence, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said here on Saturday, hours after Maoist rebels took some people "hostage" in the state.<br /><br />Addressing a public rally in the Maoist-infested Dantewada, Modi said: "There is no future in violence. If there is a future, it is in peace."<br /><br />Chhattisgarh has the "power to change the future of India", he said. He also announced the investment of Rs.24,000 crore in the Bastar region.<br /><br />"Perhaps it is for the first time that in a programme like this MoUs worth Rs.24,000 crore have been signed. This will change Bastar's future," Modi said.<br /><br />"Send iron out and get steel from outside. This would go on but now this has to stop. We will make steel from the iron ore," the prime minister said.<br /><br />Inspector General (IG) of Bastar I.G Kalluri told mediapersons that five to six people have been held by the Maoists.<br /><br />Earlier, media reports said around 500 people were held captive by the Maoists in Marenga village when they were on their way to attend Modi's rally here.<br /><br />The union home ministry also dismissed the hostage-like situation in the state.</div>