Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai launched a scathing attack on the Congress party on Tuesday, accusing it of aligning with "separatists and enemies of India" following controversial remarks by Sam Pitroda, the party’s Overseas Congress chief, on India-China relations.
The three-tier Panchayat elections in Chhattisgarh have ushered in a historic shift in the democratic landscape of Bastar, a region that was once considered a Naxal stronghold.
The first phase of Chhattisgarh’s three-tier Panchayat elections unfolded on Monday across 53 blocks with thousands of voters turning out to cast their ballots for local governance. With over 9,800 polling stations set up to serve remote and urban areas alike, the exercise aims to fill 27,210 panchayat positions and further decentralize administrative power in the state.
Voting for the first phase of the three tier panchayat elections is being held in 53 blocks of Chhattisgarh on Monday.
Chhattisgarh Warriors stormed into the final of the Legend 90 League after an emphatic eight-wicket victory over Rajasthan Kings in Qualifier 1 at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium here on Saturday.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai, accompanied by a delegation of state leaders, took a holy dip at the Triveni Sangam in Prayagraj on Thursday. The delegation, comprising the Governor, Legislative Assembly Speaker Raman Singh, cabinet ministers, MPs, MLAs, and their families, sought divine blessings for the "prosperity, and well-being of Chhattisgarh."
Former India all-rounder Rishi Dhawan has made an instant impact for Chhattisgarh Warriors in the ongoing Legend 90 League being played here.
Amid heightened security for local body elections, Naxal insurgents struck again in Southern Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district on Tuesday, injuring a CRPF jawan in a targeted IED blast. The attack, which occurred in the Aranpur police station area, has reignited concerns over Naxal violence disrupting democratic processes in the Bastar region.
The Union Home Minister, Amit Shah on Sunday described the recent neutralisation of 31 Naxalites by encounter with security forces as a major success in the direction of making India Naxalite-free.
Lauding the operation, Union Home Minister Amit Shah reaffirmed the Centre’s commitment to eradicating Naxalism from the country by March 31, 2026.
