Leftist extremism in Chhattisgarh has declined by 52 percent in the last five years. This information has been given by Chhattisgarh government. During this period, 589 villages have been freed from leftist extremism in the last five years. This statement of Chhattisgarh government comes a day before Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Jagdalpur, the headquarters of Bastar district, one of the seven districts of Naxal-affected Bastar division.
A release issued by the Chhattisgarh government said that under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, the state government is working with the idea of ’Garhbo Nava Chhattisgarh’ (creating a new Chhattisgarh) and is working on a three-pronged strategy of trust, security and development. Moving forward together. It said that the basic policing of the state has been successful in winning the trust of the public. It has been said that as a result of the zero tolerance policy of the state government, incidents of crime have been curbed.
In the release issued by the Baghel government, it has been said that there has been a 52 percent decline in the incidents of Naxalite violence from 2018 to 2022. According to this, 314 schools which were closed for one and a half decade due to Naxalite violence have been reopened on the initiative of the CM. Additionally, 589 villages and more than 5.74 lakh people have been freed from the clutches of Naxalite violence during this period, the statement said.
Crime against women also decreased
A release issued by the Baghel government said that there has been a 40 percent decline in crimes against women in the state since 2019 compared to such incidents between 2015 and 2018. In a statement issued by the government, it has been said that to prevent crimes against women, separate women police stations have been established in four districts of the state, while special women cells are working in 455 police stations and posts.
In a release issued by the Chhattisgarh government, it has been said that the state government has implemented Chhattisgarh Gambling (Prohibition) Act-2022 to ban gambling including online. It claims that Chhattisgarh is the only state which is returning money to people defrauded by fake chit fund companies.