NEW DELHI: Chhattisgarh chief minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Monday strongly condemned the attack on a police vehicle, resulted in the death of 8 security personnel and driver, and said that the Naxalites are doing these cowardly acts out of frustration because of the government’s Naxal eradication plan.
Earlier today, Maoist triggered IED blast at one of the police vehicle after which eight security personnel and a vehicle driver were killed in Bijapur district of Bastar division around 2.30 pm in Kutru-Bedre route.
Strongly condemning the act, the Chhattisgarh CM said that the sacrifice of the soldiers will not go in vain, the fight to end Naxalism will continue.
“The news of the martyrdom of a driver along with 8 soldiers in an IED blast carried out by Naxalites in Kutru of Bijapur district is extremely sad. My condolences are with the families of the martyrs. I pray to God for peace to the souls of the martyred soldiers and to provide strength to the bereaved families. The Naxalites are frustrated with the ongoing Naxal eradication campaign in Bastar and are perpetrating such cowardly acts out of frustration. The sacrifice of the soldiers will not go in vain, our fight to end Naxalism will continue strongly,” he said in a post on X.
CM Vishnu Deo Sai and others observed a minute’s silence at an event in Mahasamund as a mark of tribute to the nine people who died in an IED blast by naxals in Bijapur.
Preliminary information indicates that the jawans were on their way to neighbouring Dantewada district on a Scorpio vehicle, when the IED exploded.
After the attack, Chhattisgarh deputy CM Arun Sao said, “Information about a cowardly attack by Naxalites has come from Bijapur. I express condolences for the Jawans…this is a cowardly action…as Jawans are working towards eliminating naxals…they have done this due to desperation and disappointment. This sacrifice of the jawans won’t go in vain.”
