Raman Singh hits the right note as tension rises in Chhattisgarh

The chief minister has realised that the confrontation between activists and the police is not wise

Last month, Chief Minister Raman Singh was on a visit to Jagdalpur, the divisional headquarters of restive Bastar. As his cavalcade entered the main road of the city, a poster put up by a vigilante group called Samajik Ekta Manch (also called Action Group for National Integrity or AGNI) drew his attention: “Stop supporting the rights activists”.

Singh, a doctor by training, was scheduled to meet noted human rights activist, academic and researcher Bela Bhatia during his visit. A few days back, she had been intimidated and served an ultimatum by a mob, led allegedly by members of AGNI, to vacate