Bijapur Naxal incident | Martyrdom of jawans won’t go in vain, says Chhattisgarh CM Baghel
The Hindu
“Our jawans have been entering the den of Naxals and battling against them with valour and courage. They have pushed Maoists to a limited pocket,” Mr. Baghel said.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on February 12 expressed grief over the of the State and said his martyrdom will not go in vain.
“Our jawans have been entering the den of Naxals and battling against them with valour and courage. They have pushed Maoists to a limited pocket (in Bastar). The martyrdom of our jawans will not go in vain,” Mr. Baghel said in a statement.
The Chief Minister expressed condolences to the bereaved family members of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Assistant Commandant Shanti Bhushan Tirkey, who was killed in the exchange of fire with Naxals this morning.
A crowd comprising farmers, researchers, professors, students, and horticulture enthusiasts thronged the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru, on Friday for the inaugural ceremony of the Triphal Diversity Show which showcased 300 mango, 100 jackfruit, and 100 banana genotypes in collaboration with ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli.
The State government on Friday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Additional Director-General of Police, Manish Kharbikar of the Economic Offences division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to probe the alleged multi-crore scam in the government-run Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation.