Chief Minister Mr. Baghel pays tribute to the martyrs of Jhiram Valley: ‘Jhiram Tribute Day’ will be observed in the state on May 25

Raipur, 24 May 2023/ Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel has paid his humble tributes to the leaders and jawans who were martyred in the Naxal attack in Jhiram Valley on May 25, 2013. Senior leaders of Chhattisgarh Mr. Vidyacharan Shukla, Mr. Nandkumar Patel, Mr. Mahendra Karma and many leaders and security forces personnel were martyred in the Naxal attack in Jhiram Valley.

In his message issued on the eve of Jhiram Valley Martyrdom Day, Mr. Baghel has said that ‘Jhiram Tribute Day’ will be observed every year from 2020 on 25 May in memory of the martyrs and all those who were victims of Naxal violence in the past years. On May 25, two-minute silence will be observed in all the government and semi-government offices of the state and an oath will be taken to make the state an island of peace again.