Union Home Minister Amit Shah today addressed the closing ceremony of the Bastar Olympics in Jagdalpur city of Chhattisgarh. He said that by the time the next Bastar Olympics is held, not only the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh but the entire country will be free from Naxalism. He added that the Government has also resolved to make the Bastar division the most developed tribal region in the country over the next five years. He said that basic facilities such as housing, electricity, drinking water, education and healthcare will be provided to people living in all seven districts of the division.
Mr Shah said that Naxalism had been the biggest obstacle to the development of Bastar, but now Bastar has become a symbol not of fear, but of the future. He once again reiterated that the entire country will be freed from the Naxal problem by March 2026. The Union Home Minister also appealed to the remaining armed Naxalites to lay down their weapons and surrender.
On the occasion, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai, Assembly Speaker Dr Raman Singh, Deputy Chief Ministers Arun Sao and Vijay Sharma, along with international football player Baichung Bhutia, were present.
In the Bastar Olympics held in Chhattisgarh, players from all seven districts of the Bastar division participated. Under the final phase of the Olympics, divisional-level competitions were organised, in which about three thousand five hundred players took part. These included surrendered Naxalites and players affected by Naxal violence.
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