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Vishnu Deo Sai credits security forces' sacrifice for Chhattisgarh's gains against Maoists
At the Police Commemoration Day parade in Mana near Raipur, the chief minister said a new atmosphere of peace and trust had taken hold in Bastar and other remote areas.
Key points
- Sai said a new climate of peace, security and trust had emerged in Bastar.
- He credited the DRG, Bastar Fighters, state police and central forces.
- The parade was held at the 4th Battalion of the Chhattisgarh Armed Force in Mana.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai said on Wednesday that the state’s success against Maoist insurgency was the result of the courage, dedication and sacrifice of its police and security personnel.
Speaking at the Police Commemoration Day parade at the 4th Battalion of the Chhattisgarh Armed Force in Mana, near Raipur, Sai said a new atmosphere of peace, security and trust had emerged in Bastar and other remote parts of the state. He named the Chhattisgarh Police, the District Reserve Guard, the Bastar Fighters and the central armed police forces, and credited the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the guidance of Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
Sai linked the security gains to development schemes now reaching remote tribal villages, among them Niyad Nellanar, PM-JANMAN and the Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan.
The chief minister also visited Shaheed Vatika at Rajiv Smriti Van in Raipur and paid tribute at the Amar Jawan Stambh.
Police Commemoration Day marks 21 October 1959, when ten police personnel guarding the India-Tibet border at Hot Springs in Ladakh were killed by a large Chinese force. The day is observed every year in their memory, and states across India held their own parades on Wednesday.