Raipur, 27 August: Union Home Minister Amit Shah reached Raipur on Saturday afternoon on a special BSF flight on a one-day visit. Shah was accorded a warm welcome by the BJP workers at Swami Vivekananda Airport. After this he left for the inauguration of the newly-constructed building of NIA located in Naya Raipur.
Shah tweeted that on the occasion of Pola Lokparv got the privilege of visiting Chhattisgarh after reaching Raipur. He inaugurated the new building of NIA in Nava Raipur and praised the work of the National Investigation Agency and said that before the elections, there will be branches of NIA in all the states of the country.
The Home Minister said that the NIA has succeeded in solving 94 per cent of criminal cases. He said, this grand building is a symbol of NIA’s growing reputation and growing clout. He said the establishment of NIA has not taken long, yet it has gained recognition for its excellent work all over the world in a short span of time.
He said that it takes a long time for any agency to emerge, build credibility and bring results. NIA has set benchmark in work in a short span of time. It is a matter of pride for the country, the agency has set the gold standard in terms of conviction which is 94 per cent in cases where the conspiracies take place outside the country and the incident takes place here. Even after that, this agency has acquired expertise in uncovering and destroying the entire web of conspiracy, he added. In the last three years, every effort has been made to make it a Federal Crime Investigation Agency, Shah said.
He said that over the years, NIA has expanded its work in 10 states. It has strengthened its reach in 18 states in three years. Branches have been opened there. Before the new elections in the country, there will be branches of NIA in all the states of the country. He said that after the abrogation of Article 370, peace is visible in Kashmir. Terrorist activities have decreased, he said, the Modi government has done the work of destroying the root of Left Wing Extremism. Shah continued there were only 509 incidents in 2021. Now only 86 districts are reporting Maoist incidents, earlier these were 120 districts.
Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said that meeting with the Home Minister is taking place at a very short interval. Many things happened in the regional council meeting, many decisions were taken for which he thanked the Home Minister. The responsibility of the NIA is huge, he said, its credibility is acknowledged by all but the investigation of the Jhiram Ghati and Bhima Mandavi murders is still pending with many cases. Maoism or terrorism, they are enemies of humanity, the Chief Minister said, everyone should cooperate against them.
He added, “We inherited the Maoist problem and are satisfied that we have been successful in pushing back Naxalism. For this, the contribution of the state police, paramilitary forces, political activists and common citizens has been there.” Baghel said it is difficult to say when their elimination will take place but it is certain that soon the Left Wing Extremism will end in Chhattisgarh.
Former Chief Minister Raman Singh, union Minister of State Renuka Singh, Chhattisgarh Home Minister Tamradhwaj Sahu and BJP State President Arun Saw were also on the stage. NIA Director General Dinkar Gupta was also present on the occasion.
