For establishing better coordination with citizens through public contact programme, Bastar police organised a Jansabha at Village Kaknar under the Maoist insurgency hit Mardum Thana area. The meeting was a part of police department drive to improve its image among the masses and go closer to the people.
Deputy Superintendent of Police Abhishek Verma, Sub Inspectors Prakash Shukla and Subhash Choubey, lohandiguda block education officer B R Baghel, Sarpanch of Kaknar Jaimati Kashyap, Sarpanch of Chandela Subhash Nag, Sarpanch of Sataspur Tulsiram Kashyap, Sarpanch of Bheja Anturam Mourya, Sarpanch of Ratenga Mangluram Kashyap and around 1000-1200 villagers, boys, girls were present in the meeting.
Speakers on the occasion stressed the need to cooperate with the police and also assured the police of establishing better coordination with them. On this occasion, people were also informed about the ensuing election and asked to exercise their franchise in it as an aware citizen. On this occasion health check up of villagers was also conducted and free of cost medicines were distributed among them. Villagers were also given clothes while sports materials like volley ball and net were given to young players.