Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Friday said that the Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be participating in the concluding ceremony of the 'Bastar Olympics' during his three-day visit from December 14 to 16.
The Home Minister will also travel to Jagdalpur, where he will interact with surrendered Maoists, residents, and intellectuals. Additionally, Shah will attend the closing ceremony of the Bastar Olympics.
Speaking to the reporters, Chhattisgarh CM said that he is going to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday adding that the Home Minister is scheduled to visit the state on December 13 and 14.
Hours after 10 Naxals were killed in an encounter with the District Reserve Guard (DRG) in Chhattisgarh's Sukma, the State Deputy Chief Minister Arun Sao on Friday said that by the efforts of the security forces, the Bastar district would be Naxal-free very soon.
"Government is ready if they (Naxals) want to hold dialogue. But schools, power, water and roads will have to be brought to villages. How long will the people of Bastar be held captive?" the deputy CM told ANI.
"Displaying their indomitable courage, the security forces took major action against the Naxalites in Sukma district this morning and killed 10 Naxalites in an encounter. This success achieved by the soldiers is commendable. Our government is fighting strongly against Naxalites by working on
Inspector General (IG) Bastar, P Sundarraj said, "An encounter is ongoing between DRG (District Reserve Guard) and naxals in southern Sukma. An exchange of fire has been underway since morning. The search operation is underway."
Security forces continued their joint search operation in the jungles of Abujhmad at Kanker in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region for the third consecutive day on Sunday, a day after five Naxals were killed in an encounter in the area.
Earlier in the day, five Naxalites were killed, and a large cache of weapons was recovered during an ongoing exchange of fire between security forces and Naxals in the Abujhmadh jungle on the Kanker-Narayanpur border in Chhattisgarh.
Two Jawans were injured following the exchange of firing between the Naxals in the jungle of Abujhmadh at Kanker Narayanpur Border, Kanker Superintendent of Police (SP) Indira Kalyan Elesela said on Saturday.
Five Naxalites were killed and a large number of weapons were recovered as the exchange of firing taking place between security forces and Naxals in the jungle of Abujhmadh at Kanker Narayanpur Border is underway in Chhattisgarh on Saturday morning.