Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit Chhattisgarh on Friday for a two-day trip to evaluate the progress of the ongoing anti-Naxal operations in the state.
The development underscores the combined impact of sustained counter-insurgency operations and Chhattisgarh’s rehabilitation initiatives aimed at dismantling the Naxal network.
A 23-year-old woman naxalite operative living with a changed identity, having multiple cases against her, including the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), was held from Pitampura in North West Delhi, police said on Wednesday.
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.
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.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai made an impassioned plea for special grants for Chhattisgarh in a pivotal meeting with the 16th Central Finance Commission led by Chairman Dr Arvind Panagariya.
According to official sources, the Naxalites planted the IED along the route from Jagargunda area to Tekalgudam.
Meanwhile, SP Kiran Chavan has informed that the encounter operations are still underway.
To address the LWE problem, vulnerable polling stations in Naxal-affected areas have been identified.
A polling booth in naxal affected Balaghat Lok Sabha constituency of Madhya Pradesh registered 100 per cent voting before 10 AM on Friday in the first phase of Lok Sabha polls.
