Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has directed Chhattisgarh police not to ignore human rights of common people while carrying out anti-Naxal operations.
The directives came during the high-level Unified Command meeting that was chaired by chief minister on Tuesday.
Notably, on several occasions human rights activists and social workers have alleged that Chhattisgarh police blatantly violated human rights while carrying out anti-Naxal operations, especially in Bastar region.
During the meeting, the CM asked police officials to come up with a working plan for development of Naxal affected regions while considering the needs and safety of people living there.
Earlier, director general of police (naxal operations) Girdhari Nayak gave a detailed presentation before the chief minister about current scenario of Left-wing extremism in Chhattisgarh.
Home Minister Tamradhwaj Sahu, who was also present in the meeting, asked the different police and paramilitary forces dealing with insurgency in the state to sit together and come up with an effective strategy to deal with Naxals. He also directed them to enhance coordination between different forces.
Later, the Baghel instructed officials to hold the unified command meetings on a regular interval.
Director general of police DM Awasthi presented his suggestions for better coordination, and use of resources for effectively tackling Naxals.
Chief secretary Sunil Kujur, joint director, Intelligence Bureua, DG (Naxal operations), DG (Intelligence), DG (Planning/management & technical services), ADG (Admin/Chhattisgarh Armed Forces) and senior officials of central paramilitary forces took part in the meeting.