Chief Minister Sai reached the BSF camp at Basing and encouraged the soldiers
Said – Salute to the indomitable courage and bravery of the force
Congratulations to the soldiers on the historic success achieved in the encounter with the Maoists on 21 May
Raipur, 23 May 2025: State Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai has said that the morale of our soldiers is higher than even the inaccessible mountains. In the decisive battle against Naxalism, our soldiers have shown amazing courage, bravery and valor. With the high spirits of the soldiers, the day is not far when Naxalism will be wiped out from Bastar. Chief Minister Sai reached the BSF camp in village Basing of Orchha block today, where he encouraged the soldiers who killed 27 Naxalites in the anti-Naxal operation conducted by DRG-BSF and District Force against the Maoists in the border hills of Narayanpur, Dantewada and Bijapur on 21 May. Addressing the soldiers at Basing camp, he said that this is the biggest action against Maoism till date in which the security forces have killed 27 Naxalites including hardcore Maoist Basava Raju. Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma and Forest Minister Kedar Kashyap, Chief Minister’s Principal Secretary Subodh Kumar Singh also reached Basing along with the Chief Minister. The Chief Minister encouraged the soldiers and greeted them by applying tilak. He told the soldiers that you have an important role in bringing peace and tranquility in Bastar. The Chief Minister flagged off the security force personnel on 50 motorbikes for patrolling.
Encouraging the soldiers, Chief Minister Sai said that the way the security forces carried out the operation and achieved success by making a high-level strategy is commendable. Salute to this indomitable courage and bravery of the force. The Chief Minister further said that now the day is not far when the stigma of Maoism will be completely erased from the forehead of Bastar. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah have pledged to eradicate the Naxal problem from the country by March 2026, and that seems to be getting fulfilled. Chief Minister Sai further said that the day is not far when the Bastar region will be fully connected with the development of Chhattisgarh. Expressing hope, he said that the implementation of education, health, public welfare programs and construction works will now gain momentum in the interior areas of Bastar, where it was not possible to go till a few years ago.
Chief Minister Sai said that schemes like Niyad Nellnar, PM Janman are being run to connect the Maoist-affected areas with the schemes of the government, whose positive change is now visible in Bastar. With the end of Maoism, Bastar will move rapidly towards development. He congratulated all the soldiers involved in the operation for their bravery while giving his best wishes. On this occasion, Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma said that this operation and the big and historic success of the soldiers are also being appreciated at the national and international level. He said that now a big and positive change is going to happen in Bastar which will take Bastar on the path of development and progress. During this, the Chief Minister presented LED sets and gift hampers to the soldiers. On this occasion, the soldiers involved in the operation gave information about the preparations and strategy made to the Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister. Earlier, the soldiers displayed the weapons recovered from the Maoists after the encounter, which included various types of weapons including BGL launcher, 12 bore gun, .303 gun, 7.62 rifle, 5.56 mm INSAS, AK-47, 9 mm carbine. On this occasion, Director General of Police Arun Dev Gautam, ADG Naxal Operation Vivekanand Sinha, Chief Secretary to the Chief Minister Subodh Kumar Singh, Secretary to the Chief Minister Rahul Bhagat, Bastar Commissioner Doman Singh, IG Sundarraj P, DIG Amit Tukaram Kamle, Collector Narayanpur Smt. Pratishtha Mamgain, Superintendent of Police Prabhat Kumar and other senior officers and villagers were present.