Kanker. Police has arrested two associates of Naxal leader Prabhakar. Both Naxalites – Ramesh Kumar and Chintu Tamrakar have been with Prabhakar in many incidents. They are accused of taking Prabhakar to the city for treatment and giving shelter to his wife Raoghat Area Committee Commander Raje Kange.
Meanwhile, addressing the closing ceremony of the Bastar Pandum on Saturday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah bluntly attacked Naxalism. He said that today I have brought blessings from Maa Danteshwari that by the next Chaitra Navratri, red terror should end from here, and our Bastar should be prosperous.
Addressing the large number of tribals gathered at the event, he said that this year ‘Bastar Pandum’ was celebrated as a festival of Bastar. But I have come with a message from Modi ji. Next year, we will bring artists from every tribal district of the country here with the same name – Bastar Pandum. Not only this, to give international status to Bastar Pandum, the BJP government will bring the ambassadors of the world who are in the capital to Bastar and spread our traditions, culture, and the art of tribal children to the whole world.
Amit Shah said that from March 12 till today, the district administration and the culture department have allocated Rs 5 crore, which is the first such big cultural event. This Pandum will work to promote and preserve local art and culture, traditional folk arts, crafts, festivals, food, dialects, customs, costumes, jewellery, musical instruments, traditional songs and music, cuisine, beverages – all of these in their original form.
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