Bijapur
On Wednesday, 22 Naxalites have been killed in an encounter with security forces in the forests of Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh. Security forces in the wild areas bordering Telangana are continuously taking action against the Naxalites under Operation Resolution. Meanwhile, the encounter started on Wednesday morning in the forest of Karegutta hills. So far, the bodies of 22 Naxalites have been recovered. A search operation is going on in the area. The slain Naxalites have not been identified yet.
A police officer said that with this encounter, the number of Naxalites killed under Operation Resolution from April 21 has increased to 26. Operation Sankalp, one of the biggest anti -terrorism actions initiated in Bastar region, including District Reserve Guard (DRG), Bastar Fighters, Special Task Force (STF), all units of the state police, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Cobra Commando include around 24 thousand security personnel.
The operation was started on the basis of input about the presence of senior cadres of the Maoists’s strongest organization Battalion No. 1, Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee and Maoists’s Telangana State Committee. On April 24, 3 Naxalite women associated with Maoists PLGA Battalion No. 1 were killed on the Kargutta hills. He had a reward of 8-8 lakh rupees. A large stock of weapons, explosives was recovered from there.
On May 5, a woman Naxalite was killed in an encounter. The police officer said that this area, surrounded by dense forests and hills, is considered to be the base of Maoist Battalion No.1. He said, “Information shows that many senior level Maoists were killed or seriously injured during this operation, but their companions managed to pull him inside the forest.” Hundreds of Naxalite hideouts have been destroyed during this operation.
At least six security personnel, including a cobra unit officer, were injured in separate incidents of pressure IED blasts. All the injured soldiers are out of danger. He is undergoing treatment in various hospitals. With the latest action, 168 Naxalites have been killed in different encounters in Chhattisgarh so far this year. Of these, 151 were killed in Bastar division, including seven districts including Bijapur. May 31 is a deadline to abolish Naxalites.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai had said that to secure the future of the state, it is necessary to eliminate Naxalism. He made this comment while presiding over a high -level meeting convened to review the status of the anti -Naxal campaign. A major anti -Naxal campaign has been started in Bastar region.
The campaign was started on 21 April, 450 km from the capital Raipur, Bijapur (Chhattisgarh) and Mulugu (Telangana) districts, spread over the inter-state border on either side of the Kargutta and inaccessible terrain and dense forests of Kargutta and inaccessible hills spread over an area of about 800 square border. This campaign is at its peak.
After the elimination of Naxalism, Bastar region will become the most developed region and tourism center of Chhattisgarh
Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai predicted that the Naxal -affected Bastar region will be the gem of the crown of Chhattisgarh in the next 10 years and it will become the tourism center and the most developed area in the state.
He said that the campaign against the Naxalites in Bastar is bringing color and expressed confidence that the time limit decided by Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be abolished by March 2026. Bastar was a separate district in the east but now it is a division of seven districts of southern Chhattisgarh, which borders Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Maharashtra. Sai said that the security forces of all the states have created a joint work force which is working together to curb the Naxalites.
Government will focus here
Sai is leading the 16 -month -old government. He said that the government will eliminate Naxalism with rigor on those who commit violence and encouragement to the mainstream. The Chief Minister said that after the elimination of Naxalites, the government will focus on the development of resource -rich sector through small forest produce processing industries, animal husbandry and tourism development.
Bastar is a green forest area, which is famous for Chitrakote Falls, which is called the most beautiful and wide waterfall in the country. This is often called Niagra of Asia.
The Chief Minister said in an interview to ‘PTI video’ that most parts of Bastar are free from Naxalites, Naxalites are focused only in the border areas, but due to this the image of the entire state is poor.
Sai, however, clarified that no forcibly industrialization will be done in Bastar region and this task is consulted with the local people Will be done after and taking them into confidence.
Naxalism stains on Chhattisgarh
He said, “Naxalism is a blot on Chhattisgarh and once it disappears, the beauty of the state will emerge. This state is rich in terms of forests, waterfalls, caves and mineral resources. Here are the reserves of iron ore, bauxite, coal, tin, gold and lithium. ”
During its 15 -year long rule in Chhattisgarh (under the leadership of Raman Singh from 2003 to 2018), the then BJP government fought firmly against the Naxalites, a fight that has intensified in the Sai government with full support of the central government. Home Minister Shah has pledged to end Naxalism from the country by March 2026.
‘There will be peace in Bastar…’
Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sai said, “We are confident that the resolve of the Home Minister will be fulfilled and peace will be established in Bastar.” He has been a four-time MP and in the first Modi government from 2014 to 2019, he also held the responsibility of the Union Minister of State. He said that a joint work force (JTF) has been formed, including the security personnel of this problem, to deal with Naxalism, so that a coordinated campaign can be started, so that a coordinated campaign can be started. Can be stopped
This is Bastar
The Bastar region includes seven districts Bastar, Kanker, Kondagaon, Narayanpur, Bijapur, Sukma and Dantewada. Underlining the steps being taken to promote tourism in Bastar, the Chief Minister said, “Chhattisgarh has immense ability to attract tourists in Chhattisgarh settled in a quiet and pure atmosphere.” Bastar is rich in dense forests, springs and caves. “
Sai said, “Last year, Dhudmaras village (in Kanger Valley National Park) of Bastar got a place on the World Tourism Map. ‘Homestay’ is being promoted in Bastar, whose direct benefit will be given to the local tribals. Tourism has been given industry status in the new industry policy. “
The Chief Minister said that his government aims to convert Bastar into a tourist center, to encourage the establishment of industries related to small forest produce and price promotion of animal husbandry and increase irrigation facilities.
Government will take this policy forward
Sai had commented that his government would increase the anti -Naxal policy on the principle of ‘negotiation in lieu of conversation, bullet bullet’. When asked about this, Sai said, “The government has been appealing to the Naxalites from the beginning that they are our own people, who have been misled and they should leave violence and join the mainstream.”
The Chief Minister said, “We (we (Naxalites) had assured better rehabilitation after leaving weapons, resulting in over 1,300 Naxalites surrendered in the last 15 months.”
He said that the state government has launched the ‘Niad Nellanar’ (your good village ‘) scheme, under which the state government is providing 52 schemes of 17 departments and 31 community facilities in villages near security camps.
The Chief Minister said, “Security camps are being set up, roads are being built, electric wires are being laid and ration cards and other government documents are being made for people living in remote areas of Bastar. People’s trust in the government has increased and now the people of Bastar want Naxalism to end. ”
He said that the state government has launched a new surrender and rehabilitation policy called Naxalite Surends/Victim Relief Rehabilitation Policy-2025, which aims to provide more compensation, land and job opportunities to the victims of Naxalite violence and surrendered Naxalites.
Sai said that at the same time emphasis is being laid on creating development and employment opportunities, so that there is no place for Naxalism in Bastar and the Naxalites who surrender do not return to the banned organization.
It is being expressed that after the elimination of Naxalism, there will be large -scale mining in Bastar. On the question asked in this regard, Sai said, “Such allegations are completely false. We have no such intention. Industries will be set up in Bastar only after consulting the local people. This will not be forced. “
The Chief Minister said, “There is a provision in the industry policy that industries are established only after public hearing. Those who are making such allegations have nothing to say, so they are making false allegations. “
