Raipur, Nov 11 (IANS) The Chhattisgarh government has intensified efforts to secure the surrender of dreaded Naxal commander Hidma, seen as the last major bastion of Maoist insurgency in Bastar. In a deeply personal outreach, Deputy Chief Minister and Home Minister Vijay Sharma visited the villages of Hidma and fellow commander Barse Deva, where he met and paid respects to their mothers recently.

The mothers, moved by the gesture, appealed for their sons’ rehabilitation and even shared lunch with Sharma, speaking to everyone present with warmth and affection.

In a post on X, Sharma wrote, “I paid my respects to the mothers of Madvi Hidma and Barse Deva. They also appealed for rehabilitation. We had lunch together, and the mothers spoke to everyone with great affection.”

He further met f

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