Over 400 left-wing extremists have been killed in Chhattisgarh in the 19 months since Vishnu Deo Sai assumed charge as the Chief Minister.Amid the intense crackdown on the banned CPI (Maoist), the Chief Minister says in a interview to The Hindu that the left-wing extremism is in its last legs in the State.While there have been calls to halt the security operations and instead go for peace talks, Mr. Sai said there was still room for talks with the Maoists and his government would come up with a “good” rehabilitation policy if they gave up arms and surrender.To a question on conflicts between Christian and non-Christian tribal communities over burial rights in Bastar, the Chief Minister said his government would bring a strict law on religious conversion in the upcoming winter session of the State Assembly. Mr. Deo also said that his government had attracted proposals for investment worth ₹7 lakh crore in just 10 months.
In recent months, the Chhattisgarh government is attempting to present the State as an attractive investment destination through investors’ meetings that you have attended both in India and abroad. What sectors have been given priority, and how many jobs do you anticipate will be generated as a result?
