Jogi to CM: focus on works in Bastar, not meetings

Raipur, June 25, 2013

Senior Congress MLA Ajit Jogi has asked chief minister Raman Singh to focus on carrying out developmental works in Bastar at grassroot-level instead of holding fruitless meetings. 

While talking to media persons at Congress Bhawan on Tuesday he said the meeting of unified command convened by the CM would never produce any result unless the latter shows commitment at grassroot-level in improving Bastar’s conditions.

“After May 25 incident the government was expected to take action but it remained silent. Meanwhile, the activities of Maoists increased in state. This shows the BJP government is indifferent towards Bastar’s woes,” he added.

He said the government should combat naxals on three fronts– socio-economic, political and law and order.

“While under socio-economic front the government must carry all developmental works in the tribal region, the political front would provide equal opportunity to all political parties to fearlessly do their activities in the region. Finally, the law and order is the most crucial front under which the government is supposed to ensure security of the locals as well as members of political parties who visit the region,” he elaborated. 

On home minister Nankiram Kanwar’s proposal that Centre should deploy army in naxal-infested states to eradicate Maoists, Jogi said the Congress never take the minister’s statements seriously. 

“Kanwar should first talk to his national leaders regarding his proposal because it was BJP president Rajnath Singh and other senior BJP leaders who had strongly opposed deployment of army to deal extremists in naxal-hit states when Centre sought opinion from all political parties,” he said.