Meeting chaired by Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma to take action against intruders
Meeting chaired by Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma to take action against intruders
5 June 2025: With the aim of ensuring serious action on cases of illegal infiltration in the state, a meeting was held today under the chairmanship of Deputy Chief Minister and Home Minister Vijay Sharma at Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhawan. Nodal officers of Special Task Force (STF) of all the districts of the state were present in the meeting. Deputy Chief Minister Mr. Sharma reviewed the district-wise situation in detail and gave clear instructions to the officers present. Additional Chief Secretary Manoj Pinguwa, Director General of Police Arun Dev Gautam, ADG Intelligence Amit Kumar, Secretary Mrs. Neha Champawat, Secretary Himshikhar Gupta, besides district level nodal officers and officers of the police department were present in the meeting.
The Deputy Chief Minister said that this subject should be taken with utmost sensitivity not only in some border districts but in the entire state. He bluntly said that we cannot let the state become a victim of infiltration. He asked the officers not to consider this work as just a routine duty but to consider it a very serious responsibility related to the security of the nation and society and do it with full devotion. The Deputy Chief Minister congratulated them for the good work done in Durg district in taking action against intruders. In the meeting, the Deputy Chief Minister instructed to identify the “hotspot” areas in the districts and conduct intensive search operations there, identify and question suspicious persons and give priority to the verification campaign of tenants. Deputy Chief Minister Mr. Sharma also said that conclusions cannot be reached only on the basis of documents. He expected the officials to confirm the real identity of the person on the basis of his language, accent, family information, village, school and local contacts. He laid special emphasis on the fact that the identity created on the basis of fake documents cannot be considered true just by looking at the documents.
The Deputy Chief Minister clarified that only document verification is not enough. Instead, the family, educational and social background of the person should be seriously investigated. Giving an example, he said that often intruders try to appear as legitimate citizens by changing their name and other information, in such a situation it is necessary to check their primary school, the name of the teacher there, and even the social information of their village. Deputy Chief Minister Mr. Sharma said that one mobile inspection team should be formed from each district, which can go to the spot and investigate immediately. He suggested that information should also be obtained from the general public through a toll-free number and Google form, so that the campaign can be made more effective with the participation of the society. Common citizens will be able to share photos, videos and details through this medium, so that the state will receive accurate information.
The Deputy Chief Minister also said that the responsibility of the landlord, contractors and tent-pandal owners should also be fixed. He directed that legal action should be taken against those who are negligent in the verification of tenants. He also directed all the officers to decide the name of this campaign and run a special campaign by the end of the month. He said that a permanent register should be prepared at the Panchayat level, in which information of the families residing in the villages before the formation of Chhattisgarh should be stored. This will help in investigating suspicious persons in the future.