Amit Shah to attend CRPF's Raising Day in Chhattisgarh's Bastar today

Union Minister Amit Shah is on a two-day visit to Chhattisgarh. He will visit the headquarters of Karanpur Cobra 201 Battalion on Friday and will attend the 84th Raising Day celebrations of CRPF in Jagdalpur.

Raipur (Chhattisgarh): Union Home Minister Amit Shah will reach Chhattisgarh's Bastar on March 24 to attend the 84th Raising Day celebrations of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) at Jagdalpur. According to official sources, the union minister will reach Jagdalpur by a special aircraft (BSF Embair) at 5 pm on Friday and visit the headquarters of Karanpur Cobra 201 Battalion where Shah will hold a meeting with the officials of the camp. After the meeting, Shah will have dinner with the soldiers and spend a night at the Cobra Battalion headquarters.

The CRPF's 84th Raising Day celebrations will be held from 8 am to 10:30 am. Shah will take stock of the anti-Naxal campaign in Jagdalpur, a stronghold of Left Wing extremists. He will also encourage the CRPF jawans to eliminate Naxals from the area. After attending the celebrations, Shah will reach Jagdalpur airport by helicopter from where to leave for Nagpur by a special plane.

Sources said that after reaching Jagdalpur airport on Friday at 5 pm, Shah will leave for Cobra Battalion headquarters at 5:05 pm. He will reach the headquarters of the Cobra battalion at Karanpur at 5:20 pm. He will hold the meeting with officials there till 7 pm followed by dinner from 8 pm to 8:30 pm. After attending the Raising Day program till 10:30 am on Saturday, Shah will Jagdalpur airport by BSF helicopter at 11.45 am and will leave for Nagpur from Jagdalpur airport at 12:05 pm.

Senior journalist, Uchit Sharma said, "Amit Shah's visit to Chhattisgarh is very crucial for the party as Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly elections are scheduled to be held this year and Lok Sabha elections are scheduled to be held in the state next year. Shah's visit is also important to eliminate Naxals from the area. His visit will send a message to the Naxlites that the centre will not tolerate Naxal activities anymore."

Sharma further said that organizing the 84th Foundation Day program of CRPF in Jagdalpur is a strategy to put pressure on the Naxalites which will help eliminate the Left Wing extremists. With security beefed up for the union minister's visit to the state, the people will also feel safe. Advanced efforts should also be made to end Naxalism. Our soldiers must be provided with advanced weapons and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) must be used for inspection. This will help in reducing the deaths of our soldiers.

Sources said that CRPF women bikers also embarked on a 1,848-kilometer bike rally from Delhi's India Gate to Chhattisgarh's Jagdalpur to mark the 84th Raising Day celebrations of CRPF.