Folk troops of Danteshwari Fighters on Sunday celebrated International Women’s Day in Naxal’s heartland Kuankonda by spreading the message of eradicating the menace of leftist insurgency.
With their cultural performances they won the hearts of thousands of women gathered on this occasion at village Sameli to mark the International Women’s Day.
Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), D.N. Lal was present on this occasion to encourage women cops.
He also urged the misguided people to come into mainstream of the society and contribute to the welfare of society and nation’s building.
Dantewada Collector Topeshwar Verma speaking on the occasion expressed his commitment for development of region and for taking initiatives for providing basic civic amenities.
‘Danteshwari Fighters’, is the new all-woman anti-naxal unit deployed in Naxal infested areas in Chhattisgarh mainly in Bastar and Dantewada.
The Danteshwari Fighters also included some surrendered women Naxals. CRPF in Bastar earlier had also recruited youth to fight against the growing problem of Naxalism in the area.
They were known as 'Bastaria Battalion', which was comprised of both boys and girls. The all-women team has been chosen from the same Bastaria Battalion.