Chhattisgarh Governor Balramji Dass Tandon on Saturday called upon the tribal youths from Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh to identify the evil designs of the anti-national elements and create awareness about it amongst the tribal community to root out problems like Naxalism.
He said the Government at the Centre and at the State have already initiated steps to fight the Naxalism till the end. Citing the example of his home State Punjab which faced the worst kind of terrorism in the 80s and early 90s, the Governor said that problem was solved only through proper awareness among the people and the youths.
“Today Punjab is the most peaceful State of the country,” he added. The Governor made this remark at the inaugural session of the two-day national workshop titled ‘Janjatiya Yuva Goth (Tribal Youths’ Deliberations)’ at Kushabhau Thakre University of Journalism and Mass Communication. The Governor was the chief guest on the occasion. The national workshop is being organised by the university in association with Tribal Welfare Department, Government of Chhattisgarh, where more than 150 youths of different tribes are participating from Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.
The Governor further said that Chhattisgarh has got huge tourism potential but its true value has not yet been realised due to various problems. He called upon the tribal community which constitutes one-third of the State’s 2.55 cr population to move forward facing all obstacles in the way. Prof TV Kattimani, Vice Chancellor, Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak, who was the special guest on the occasion said, “The tribal community has to come forward and make themselves adaptive to the societal and technological changes so that they could walk in tandem with the contemporary society,’’.
He termed the workshop as a step forward in this direction and congratulated the organisers. Delivering his presidential address, Vice Chancellor of Kushabhau Thakre University of Journalism and Mass Communication Sachchidanand Joshi said the workshop is being organised to provide a platform for free deliberation on tribal issues.
“The issues thus discussed and deliberated upon by the speakers and participants and the suggestions would be compiled and presented at the end of the last session to take it forward for its logical end,’’ Joshi remarked.