Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday heaped praise on police force for reining in crime across the state and dealing the menace of Naxalism very effectively.
While addressing IPS Conclave-2020 at Nava Raipur, he expressed satisfaction that Naxal violence had come down to a whopping 40 percent in state in 2019 mainly because of excellent policing.
Top police officials were in attendance besides home minister Tamradhwaj Sahu and chief secretary RP Mandal at the Conclave.
Speaking on this occasion Baghel advised the officials to work for winning trust of people and to contribute in development and welfare works.
Specially mentioning that Naxal incidents in state which had recorded a sharp decline in 2019, Baghel said that police officials should behave with subordinates in such a way that they keep their morale high.
He suggested the police officials to encourage sports activities among rural youth and motivate women for self employment and economic activities.