The most important issue in Bastar parliamentary constituency is Naxalism. Bastar has been suffering the brunt of Naxalism for the last 4 decades and has become an obstacle to development. Despite the coming of the UPA government at the Center and the bjp government in 2014, both the governments proved unsuccessful in completely eliminating Naxalism from Bastar. Although Naxalites have been seen on the back foot in the last few years, even today they are making their presence felt and are becoming a hindrance to development. Till now the people of Bastar have not been able to get rid of the problem of Naxalism.
Migration is also an important issue in Bastar. In the rural areas of Bastar, tribal villagers are continuously migrating to other states in search of work. The government has failed to provide employment to the villagers at the local level. Because of this, people are continuously migrating from rural areas of Bastar. Many are becoming victims of untoward incidents due to migration. Because of this, migration has remained the main problem of Bastar for the last many years. The government is proving unsuccessful in controlling it.
The biggest problem of people in urban areas as well as rural areas is unemployment. 60% youth are struggling with the problem of unemployment. Political parties talk about removing unemployment as the most important issue in their election issues, but due to lack of establishment of industries, call centers and any kind of private company, unemployment is becoming the biggest problem here.
The biggest problem for the people of Bastar in Bastar lok sabha seat is the lack of transportation facilities. For a long time, residents of Bastar have been demanding expansion of train facilities in Bastar, but till now no hearing has been held on this. Besides, there is still a lack of basic facilities in the inner villages. Due to lack of roads, the villagers here are forced to risk their lives by crossing the river to come to the city. Apart from this, business in Bastar is also being affected due to lack of passenger trains. Despite decades of demand, even today Bastar has not been connected to the capital Raipur by rail. Although the central government has definitely given the gift of air service in Bastar, the people of Bastar are demanding to increase flight facilities from here to big cities of other states also.
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