Category: Chhattisgarh

• Raipur

The BJP swept all the 10 mayoral elections in Chhattisgarh on Saturday with BJP National President J.P. Nadda and Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai calling it a historic mandate in favour of ‘Modi ki Guarantee’.

Chhattisgarh Police on Sunday said that eight Maoists have been killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district, were senior cadres carried a cumulative reward of Rs 16 lakh.

In the most gruesome Maoist attack in the New Year, eight jawans and a driver have been killed after the rebels blew up a security vehicle in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, police sources said on Monday.

The toll in the encounter in Dantewada district touched 31 as the search operations continued on Saturday and the security forces found more bodies of the Naxalites they had engaged earlier.

According to the information, the incident took place in the forests of Abujhmad on the border of the Narayanpur and Dantewada districts. The encounter started between 12.30 p.m. and 1 p.m. A large quantity of arms and ammunition, including AK 47 and SLR, has also been recovered.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday slammed the Congress, saying that the party seeks to destroy the ordinary people of India economically and is about to set a "dangerous precedent" by implementing an 'Inheritance Tax' if voted to power.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday launched a scathing attack at the Congress for turning down the invitation to attend the January 22 Pran Pratishtha ceremony of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, while criticising the grand old party over its "appeasement tactics".

While speaking on the occasion, Rahul Gandhi without naming External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, raised questions on his recent interview where he had said "China is a stronger economy, then how will we fight against them."

Senior Congress leader and the party's in-charge for Jammu and Kashmir, Rajani Patil, said on Sunday that the like-minded parties will align to defeat the BJP in the coming elections.

Former Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Saturday accused the BJP of fuelling the fire of fear among the people of the country. She was speaking on the second day of the three-day plenary session of the party.