The encounter broke out between the Special Task Force (STF) and Naxals in the forest area near Orchha police station in Chhattisgarh on Tuesday, officials said.
Coming down heavily on the Congress government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that whenever Congress comes to power, the courage of terrorists and Naxalites increases in the country.
Ahead of casting his vote for the Chhattisgarh Assembly elections, former chief minister and BJP leader Raman Singh who is seeking re-election from his seat in Rajnandgaon performed a pooja at his residence this morning.
Bhupesh Baghel said, "Earlier, big incidents used to happen, now small incidents are happening. I think this will also stop in the future. Naxalism has retreated to a great extent with the work we have done in 5 years. As a result, polling booths have been set up inside villages. People w
Chhattisgarh Commerce, Industries and Excise Minister and Congress candidate from Konta Assembly Constituency, Kawasi Lakhma cast their votes for the Chhattisgarh Assembly elections 2023 saying that we are fighting on the issue of development, security and peace.
Voting for the first phase of the Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections began for the remaining assembly constituencies, which include Pandaria, Kawardha, Khairagarh, Dongargarh, Rajnandgaon, Dongargaon, Khujji, Bastar, Jagdalpur, and Chitrakote.
After casting a vote for the Chhattisgarh Assembly elections, Congress candidate Mohan Markam from Kondagaon expressed confidence that he will win from Kondagaon for the third time saying that BJP cannot compete with Congress in Chhattisgarh.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the voters to cast their vote and become participants in the festival of Democracy as the voting for the first phase of the Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections, involving 20 seats in the state's southern region, began on Tuesday.
According to Sukma Superintendent of Police Kiran Chavan, "One jawan of CRPF CoBRA Battalion was injured in an IED blast triggered by naxals in the Tondamarka area of Sukma. The jawan was deployed for election duty."