With Assembly elections a bit over one-and-a-half years away, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel appears to be focussing extra on developmental initiatives within the Maoist-affected areas. He met Home Minister Amit Shah right here on Wednesday and handed him over a constitution of calls for, together with continuation of particular help given to seven districts affected by Left-wing extremism.
He additionally mentioned the impression of GST on assets of the state however his stress was on infrastructure growth in Maoist-affected districts — growth of highway community, livelihood growth and growth of banks. He urged Shah to take steps to extend communication facility in Maoist-affected areas, deployment of two extra battalions of CRPF in Bastar and formation of a particular ‘Bastariya Battalion’.
He informed Shah that the state was in want of 13 extra battalions of central paramilitary forces to arrange a ahead launching base camp to handle the round 6,800-km safety vacuum in Abujhmad and Indravati National Park.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
