Lifestyle in Bastar has undergone sea change: President
Raipur, July 25 : President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday said in the last 10-15 years, a remarkable change has come about in the lifestyle of tribals of Bastar region following the government's efforts to bring about a socio-economic change in the area.
Interacting with members of the Bihan Women's Self-help Group and tribal farmers in Hiranager village of Dantewada district -- also referred to as South Bastar district -- during his two-day visit to the state, the President said the government has also raised basic infrastructure in the region.
"On the completion of my first year in office, it's my pleasure to be among tribals and forest dwellers," Kovind told the gathering.
During his interaction with the women of self-help group, he was accompanied by wife Savita Kovind, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh and state's Minister for Tribal and Scheduled Caste Development Kedar Kashyap.
Earlier in the day, President Kovind arrived in Jagdalpur as part of his two-day visit to the Bastar region.
Chief Minister Singh welcomed him amidst light rainfall.
From Jagdalpur, he left for Dantewada in a helicopter, accompanied by the Chief Minister.
As his arrival in Jagdalpur, he was accorded a warm welcome by the Higher Education Minister Prem Prakash Pandey, Forest Minister Mahesh Gagda, Bastar Lok Sabha MP Dinesh Kashyap and several other prominent public representatives.
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Power struggle in ruling Cong has 'created massive confusion' in Karnataka: BJP leader Ashoka
Bengaluru (PTI): BJP leader R Ashoka on Friday claimed that the ongoing power struggle between Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy D K Shivakumar has created massive confusion in Karnataka.
He remarked that the proverb “when two people fight, the third one benefits” has come true, as AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge is also now making efforts to become Chief Minister.
Speaking to reporters here, Ashoka said the entire government has turned into a house of confusion due to the alleged power tussle.
Kharge’s new statement has only added to the chaos, he said.
Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge had on Friday said that no date has been fixed yet to discuss possible leadership change in Karnataka.
This came a day after Kharge said there was no change of CM in Karnataka "for now" and that the leadership issue in the state would be resolved soon.
The BJP leader said that Kharge too has aspirations and that he was cheated earlier.
"Perhaps he has received a green signal from the Congress high command to become CM. Everyone is already saying Kharge should become CM. Kharge himself has declared, “I am ready to become CM.” Despite many attempts in the past, he never became CM. Now he is trying to seize the opportunity," the Leader of Opposition in the state assembly said.
According to him, the situation in Congress has perfectly become a case of “two people fighting, third one benefits.”
