Tears rolled down the cheeks of the jawans posted in the insurgency-hit district of Bastar division when their women colleagues and schoolchildren tied rakhi on their wrists on Saturday. Surprise quotient was visible on their faces when the simple sacred red thread that always carries the powerful message of love and protection between siblings was tied on their wrists.
Giving priority to their duty of offering security to people, the security personnel posted in the remote areas of Sukma district satisfy themselves thinking that they could avail of leave next time. Meanwhile, many jawans received rakhi from their beloved sisters through post.
Sukma has more than a dozen police stations and outposts as well as more than three dozen security personnel’s camps. Keeping in view the security arrangements, only 10-12 jawans get leave at a time in the Naxal-dominated areas.
Students of Saraswati Shishu Mandir, Shantinagar brought smile on the faces of the jawans, who are here for the sake of duty towards the country, by tying rakhi on their wrists and made them feel at home away from their homes.
For the school children it was an occasion to express their gratitude to the security personnel, who protected people of the country. They lay down their lives to ensure safety and security and the rakhi was a small gesture on their part.
Meanwhile, in Raigarh, Jawans of District Force (DF) and Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF) celebrated the festival of Raksha Bandhan with rural people with great enthusiasm.
Aiming at inculcating a sense of security by developing cordial relations and harnessing co-operation with villagers living in rural areas on, a joint squad of DF and CAF led by Dongripali station house officer Alok Sahu, on the direction of superintendent of police Sanjeev Shukla and additional superintendent of police UBS Chauhan and under the guidance of Sarangarh sub-divisional officer (police) Pooja Agrawal, headed towards village Hattapali, Mauhapali and Kamlapali for patrolling and celebrated the festival with the villagers.
They gave away copy, pen and chocolates to the children as rakhi gift. With this initiation, the forces made another attempt to win the hearts and trust of people.