Archive · 21 Nov 2025
Chhattisgarh Leader's Brush With Maoist Violence
Chhattisgarh's Assembly Speaker Raman Singh shared his experience of being welcomed with gunfire by Maoists during a visit to his constituency.
He criticized past governments for not doing enough to stop Naxal violence in the state.
Chhattisgarh Assembly Speaker Raman Singh experienced Maoist violence firsthand
He was welcomed with gunfire during a visit to his Lok Sabha constituency in Rajnandgaon
The incident lasted for an hour, with a Maoist killed and police personnel injured
Singh criticized previous governments for not effectively tackling Maoist violence
He believes decisive policies could have eradicated Naxalism in Chhattisgarh
- Who
- Chhattisgarh Assembly Speaker Raman Singh
- What
- Experienced Maoist violence during a visit to his constituency
- When
- Not specified
- Where
- Chhuriya town in Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh
- Why
- Maoists targeted Singh's visit
Government's Role
Maoist Insurgency
Government's Intent
Government's Role
Singh criticized previous governments for lack of intent to eradicate Maoist violence
Maoist Insurgency
Maoists argue that government policies lead to their insurgency
- Duration of incident
- 1 hour
- Maoist casualty
- 1 killed
- Police personnel injured
- 3 (sub-inspector and 2 constables)