In the wake of the deadly Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh s Bastar region that claimed the lives of 22 security personnel, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday said the morale of jawans is high and the operation against Naxals would continue. Talking to reporters this evening at Raipur airport after returning from Assam, Baghel said the work of setting up security forces camps will be expedited in Maoists stronghold areas. Baghel had been campaigning in Assam for the ongoing Assembly election. Morale of our security forces is high and they are giving a strong fight to Naxals in their den. In the Saturday s encounter, Naxals have suffered a huge loss, he said.
Read more about Naxal attack: HM Shah speaks to Chhattisgarh CM, directs CRPF DG to visit on Business Standard. Amit Shah spoke to Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and took stock of the situation following the killing of five security personnel in an encounter with Naxals in the state
Maoists are frustrated because security camps have been set up in remote areas of Chhattisgarh and this process will be speeded up now to launch more serious operations against them, CRPF Director General Kuldiep Singh said here on Sunday after at least 22 security personnel were killed in fresh bloodletting. The Central Reserve Police Force chief, who arrived in the state capital in the wake of the ambush by Naxals in Bijapur on Saturday that also left more than 30 personnel injured, said that lessons are learnt from every incident and they will see and analyse what changes have been brought by the Naxals to effectively counter them.
The Communist Party of India(CPI) has asked the YSR Congress Party government to publish a ‘white paper’ on the total amount of loans it had borrowed since it came to power in 2019 May and the quantum
The Nowgowg constituency in the state has witnessed the highest voting percentage with a voter turnout of 54.10 per cent till 1.10 pm, while the Jagiroad constituency witnessed the lowest voting percentage with a voter turnout of just 18.20 per cent.