Union Home Minister Amit Shah is set to attend the historic Bastar Dussehra celebrations in Chhattisgarh's Jagdalpur district on Saturday during his day-long visit to the region, which was once infamous as a Naxal stronghold but is now steadily emerging from the shadow of extremism.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Wednesday announced that the Central Government has sanctioned Rs 8.75 crore for the upgradation of the Keskal city stretch of National Highway-30 in Bastar district.
In a post on the X platform, Amit Shah said, "Today, our security forces have achieved another major victory against the Naxalites. In the Abujhmad region of Narayanpur along the Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh border, our forces eliminated two Central Committee Member Naxal leaders - Kadari Satyan
Two Central Committee Member Naxal leaders, Katta Ramachandra Reddy and Kadri Satyanarayan Reddy, have been eliminated by security forces in the Abujhmad region of Narayanpur along the Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh border.
In a significant development in the fight against Left Wing Extremism, twelve Naxals, including five women and seven men, surrendered before police authorities in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district on Thursday. The surrendered cadres carried a cumulative bounty of Rs 18 lakh, officials said.
Bastar Inspector General of Police (IGP) P Sundarrai stated that the member arrested surrendered before the Telangana Police on September 13, carrying a reward of Rs 40 lakh, and had been wanted in more than 70 criminal cases across several districts of Bastar.
"Bastar is a natural region, so we expect that whatever investment comes in should be in this segment while maintaining its natural heritage so that the tribal culture for which we are known in Bastar should be known in the world in the same way," Raziya Shaikh stated on Thursday.
Bastar today stands as a symbol of development. Once known for neglect and deprivation, the region is now emerging as a hub of investment, opportunity, and employment. Growth is visible in industry, education, health, agriculture, and tourism. This change is not just reshaping Bastar's id
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Sunday said several districts in the state have been hit by floods due to heavy rainfall, with Bastar and Dantewada among the worst affected.