Congress leader Sachin Pilot, during his two-day visit to Chhattisgarh, said that the party is holding a meeting with all its members and departments to review past work and plan for the future.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday met the family members of senior police officer Akash Rao Giripunje in Chhattisgarh's Nava Raipur, who was martyred in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast triggered by Naxalites.
"Today is a historic day for Chhattisgarh as the foundation of the National Forensic Science University and the Central Forensic Science Laboratory was laid in the presence of Home Minister Amit Shah. Chhattisgarh today received a gift in the form of these two institutes," Sai said.
He lauded the efforts of the Chhattisgarh government for intensifying the stalled anti-naxal operations and encouraging the police and security forces. Shah said that significant breakthroughs were being achieved under Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo and Deputy CM Vijay Sharma.
Speaking to ANI, Minister OP Choudhary said, "Nava Raipur is emerging as the best capital city in the country, and thanks to Amit Shah's efforts, another major milestone has been achieved. In these past 1.5 years, under the leadership of CM Vishnu Deo Sai, we have paved the way for NIFT (Nat
"Today marks an important day for Chhattisgarh's criminal justice system. In a way, three new initiatives are being started to further advance the criminal justice system: The laying of the foundation stones for National Forensic Science University and Central Forensic Science Laboratory
"Today is a historic day for Chhattisgarh as the foundation of National Forensic Science University and Central Forensic Science Laboratory was laid in the presence of Home Minister Amit Shah," he said, adding, "Chhattisgarh today received a gift in the form of these two institutes."
During the first fortnight of June 2025, security forces in the National Park Area of Bijapur District conducted a series of intensive anti-Maoist operations. Following exchanges of fire between security personnel and Maoist cadres, the bodies of seven Maoists were recovered.
Responding to reports about the plight of the family from Chhattisgarh, Sharma said that the matter will be taken up both at the state and national levels to facilitate their rescue.
Slamming the Bharatiya Janata Party for criticising Karnataka Government's decision to raise minority reservations in housing schemes from 10 per cent to 15 per cent, Congress leader Sukhdeo Bhagat said that he had heard about hydrophobia, BJP has a "phobia" of "Gandhi" and "Nehru".