Claiming complete control over law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that Naxal activities were fully under control and the wheel of development was moving even in Naxal-affected areas.
“Personnel of PAC, CRPF and district police are doing their job efficiently in Mirzapur, which shares boundary with Madhya Pradesh, and Sonbhadra that has common boundaries with Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh, and Chandauli bordering Bihar,” Yogi said in a review meeting of chief ministers on left wing extremism-affected states at Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi on Monday.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah presided over the meeting.
Yogi said that one company of PAC was stationed in Mirzapur while five companies and one platoon of PAC and two companies of CRPF were deployed in Sonbhadra. He said two companies of PAC and one company of CRPF had also been deployed in Chandauli.
“The district police concerned backed by these forces routinely undertake combing, search and patrolling operations in Naxal-affected areas. Besides, anti-terrorism squad is also involved from time to time as a result of which Naxal activities are under control,” the Chief Minister assured the meeting.
Yogi said that the Bharatiya Janata Party government in UP was closely monitoring source points in Naxal-affected areas, where there may be a possibility of raising funds for Naxalites.
“To identify such areas, combing is being carried out by CRPF, PAC and district police. Besides, many cases related to Naxals in Mirzapur, Sonbhadra and Chandauli are under consideration in courts and 38 accused are currently detained,” the Chief Minister said.
Yogi said that inter-state coordination seminars were being organised and information was regularly exchanged.
“Joint operations are also undertaken in bordering areas. In Sonbhadra, 48th Battalion PAC and Indian Reserve Battalion are stationed whereas a second Indian Reserve Battalion will be deployed at Chandauli,” he said.
“Police stations too have been strengthened in Naxalite-affected districts. Construction work of three fortified police stations in Mirzapur, eight in Sonbhadra and four in Chandauli have been completed. Appointments of personnel in these police stations have also been completed,” Yogi said, adding that work on a 6.75 km road and a bridge (Chachikala bridge) was underway in Sonbhadra and would be completed by September 2020.
Sharing details of development work, Yogi said that works in these areas were going on at a rapid pace. “Eklavya Model Residential School with 480 student capacity is under construction at Peepar Khad of Sonbhadra. Construction of the main building of ITI in Ghoraval tehsil and a skill development centre in Sonbhadra have been completed. After arrangement of water supply, youth will soon be trained here,” he said.
Yogi said that work on smooth communication in these areas was also on. “In Sonbhadra, 66 towers of BSNL are functioning, while six each are operational in Mirzapur and Chandauli. In the second phase, 143 towers will be installed in Sonbhadra, 19 in Chandauli and 17 in Mirzapur,” he said.
“Out of 2,180 gram panchayats of Sonbhadra, Mirzapur and Chandauli, 330 are in Naxal- affected area. Banks are operating in 87 gram panchayats while ATM facilities are available in 33 gram panchayats,” he said.
The Chief Minister said that the UP government was committed to working for the welfare of farmers, youth, women, poor, deprived and the exploited sections.
“Recent Lok Sabha elections have been conducted smoothly, which reflects the state’s effective administration and police system. Besides, the state government successfully organised Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in Varanasi and successfully organised and managed Kumbh at Prayagraj,” Yogi said.
