Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde on Wednesday assured all possible assistance to the Chhattisgarh Government for ending insurgency problems in the State in the aftermath of the Maoist attack which claimed lives of a large number of security personnel besides a civilian in the Jeeram valley of Bastar division.
Soon after his arrival, Shinde along with Chhattisgarh Governor Shekhar Dutt, Chief Minister Raman Singh, State Home Minister Ramsevak Paikra and other senior officials deliberated upon the incident at Swami Vivekananda Airport in Raipur itself in the morning before leaving for Jagdalpur to pay tributes to the martyrs.
During their brief deliberations, Chief Minister Raman Singh informed Shinde about the Maoist attack at Tongpal area of Sukma district in Bastar Division.
Strongly condemning the incident, the Union Home Minister said that both State Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) are courageously fighting insurgents in a well-coordinated manner. This has shaken the grounds of and cowardly act of Naxalites which clearly reflects their insecurity, he said.
Shinde expressed condolences to the families of martyred villager and police personnel. later, Shinde alongwith the Governor, Chief Minister, and State Home Minister left for Jagdalpur from Mana Airport itself.
Union Home Secretary Anil Goswami, Security Advisor to Union Ministry of Home Affairs K Vijay Kumar, State Chief Secretary Vivek Dhand, State Director General of Police AN Upadhyay and other senior officials were present on the occasion.