Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Thursday virtually dedicated eight major developmental projects to the people of the Bilaspur district from New Delhi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a ₹33,700-crore development package in Chhattisgarh, presenting a vision for the economic transformation in the tribal-dominated state while sharply criticizing the Congress over corruption and policy failures.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Chhattisgarh on March 30 to inaugurate development projects worth ₹33,700 crore and address a massive public rally in Bilaspur.
Former Chief Minister and Leader of the Opposition Jairam Thakur has alleged that the Bilaspur shooting incident that injured ex-Congress MLA and his PSO has exposed complete collapse of law and order in Himachal Pradesh.
A massive chimney at Kusum Steel Plant in the Mungeli district of Chhattisgarh collapsed during construction work leaving a factory worker dead and several others injured and many feared trapped.
This decision was taken in a Cabinet meeting held here on Thursday under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur.
The police and security agencies put the working journalist under the scanner by seeking a character certificate for issuance of passes to cover the rally at Bilaspur.
The notice states that all journalists, whether from privately-owned print, digital, television or representatives of the state-run media, including the All India Radio (AIR) and Doordarshan to bring certificates of “character verification”.
A galaxy of senior leaders including Avinash Rai Khanna, Union Minister Anurag Thakur and BJP state unit president Suresh Kashyap are supervising the arrangements for the rally.
Prior to the public meeting, Prime Minister Narendra Modi would be dedicating AIIMS and Hydro Engineering College at Bilaspur.
