Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma organized a public meeting in Raigudem, the stronghold of Naxalites
Home Minister listened to the problems of the villagers with administrative officials under the tree
Instructions were given to build a stop dam for irrigation on the demand of the villagers
Every problem of the villagers will be solved by organizing a camp – Vijay Sharma
Raipur, April 3, 2015: Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister and Home Minister Vijay Sharma reached the highly sensitive area Raigudem on Thursday during his one-day visit to Sukma. This is the first time in the history of Chhattisgarh that a Deputy Chief Minister or Home Minister has reached this area for the first time. For the first time in this village which has been under the control of Naxalites for a long time, a minister organized a Janchaupal to listen to the problems of the villagers. Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma first met the CRPF jawans in Raigudem Camp of Konta development block and then organized a chaupal with the villagers and listened to their problems. After this, Deputy CM Vijay Sharma rode on a bike and reached the villagers through rugged areas. He sat on the ground with the villagers and organized a chaupal and listened to their problems carefully. Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma assured the villagers that the government is committed to solving their problems and development work will be started in the area soon.
Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister and Home Minister Vijay Sharma while addressing the gathering said that our country’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai have said namaste to all of you. Chief Minister Sai’s message is that the Collector himself will stand up and make Aadhar Card, Ration Card, Voter ID, Ayushman Card, Birth Certificate for all of you. All the young Didis and Bhaiyas of the village will take people to Raipur for a tour and will also introduce them to Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai. Soon electricity will come to your village, the road is being built. All the stop dams that will be needed for irrigation of your fields will be built. Seeds for farming will also be provided by the government. The government will buy tendu leaves this time, so the government has to sell tendu leaves this time. If you need anything for school, Anganwadi, hospital, electricity, water, road, mobile tower, TV, PM Awas and government lease, then call the collector and also call me. Till date, your village could not have school, Anganwadi, hospital, electricity, road, mobile tower because Naxalites had stopped all the development work. Now there is no need to fear anyone. Camps have been set up by the government for your safety at various places.
* Raigudem, the stronghold of Naxalites * Raigudem located in Sukma district has been a stronghold of Naxalites for a long time. This area is also the home area of Naxalite commander Madvi Hidma, who is a prominent face of Naxalites in Bastar. Government reach in this area has been negligible, due to which the villagers are deprived of basic facilities. This visit of Deputy Chief Minister Sharma has brought a new ray of hope for the villagers. Chhattisgarh government’s strategy against Naxalism Naxalism is a long-standing problem in Bastar. He has appealed to the Naxalites to join the mainstream and has offered unconditional peace talks. However, Sharma has also made it clear that for talks, Naxalites will have to give up violence. He said that the Chhattisgarh government is implementing the country’s best Naxal rehabilitation policy. At the end of the programme, Home Minister Sharma distributed useful items to the villagers under the Civic Action Programme. During this time Bastar Commissioner Doman Singh, IG P Sundaraj, SP Kiran Gangaram Chavan, District CEO Mrs. Namrata Jain, CEO Naveen Kumar 223 Battalion, 2IC Suresh Singh Payal Staff Officer DIG rank Sukma, DIG Suraj Pal Verma, CEO 74 Battalion Himanshu Pandey along with other officers and a large number of villagers were present.
