New Delhi: Maoists on Tuesday shot at the convoy of Congress leader Vikram Mandavi who is a legislator from Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur.
Naxalites also fired indiscriminately at the vehicle of district panchayat member Parvati Kashyap, who was in the fleet.
There were no casualties or injuries, according to latest reports.
The incident took place when the Congress leader was returning from a meeting in the Gangalur Haat market, an area affected by Naxalism.
In 2019, BJP MLA from Dantewada Bhima Mandavi and four security men were killed when their convoy was attacked by Naxals in the district. This was days before the first phase of the Lok Sabha polls on 11 April.
In May, 2013, Naxalites attacked Congress’ “Parivartan Yatra” in Jhiram Valley and killed 29 people, including State Congress Committee President Nandkumar Patel, son Dinesh, senior leaders Vidya Charan Shukla, and Mahendra Karma.
Meanwhile, there were reports of heavy exchange of fire between the police and Naxalites in the Kachalawari area of Bijapur district on Tuesday morning. A Naxalite was killed in this encounter, and two were arrested from the spot.
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