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Rajnandgaon BJP president Komal Singh Rajput welcomed Cabinet approval for a proposed ₹400-crore multi-fruit food processing unit at Somni. With technical support from NDDB, the project is expected to generate around 6,000 direct and indirect jobs and benefit farmers.

A grand Seva Jyoti Yatra was organised in Rajnandgaon to mark 25 years of Narendra Modi’s public life. Thousands of BJP workers from 16 mandals participated in the Sankalp Sabha and yatra and took a pledge for Viksit Bharat 2047.

BJP Rajnandgaon will organise the Seva Jyoti Sankalp Yatra on October 7, with a Sankalp Sabha at Basantpur Agricultural Produce Market and MP Santosh Pandey in attendance.

Rajnandgaon Minister Gajendra Yadav said children’s dreams and imagination reflect the foundation of a developed India during the Mere Sapno Ka Bharat district-level painting and essay competition.

Rahul Gandhi’s remarks on the Manusmriti at a Pune event have triggered a political controversy, with Rajnandgaon BJP MP Santosh Pandey strongly criticising the Congress leader and defending the role of women in India’s political and constitutional history.

Rajnandgaon MP Santosh Pandey has supported the FCRA Amendment Bill, 2026 and said that political parties or organisations opposing its provisions should place their objections before the Joint Parliamentary Committee. He stressed the need for transparency and accountability in foreign funding and raised questions over the need to examine NGO activities in remote tribal areas.

Rajnandgaon MP Santosh Pandey met Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari to discuss road infrastructure projects in the parliamentary constituency. During the meeting, he sought financial support for the widening of the Khairagarh–Kawardha road and proposed a four-lane highway from Dhawaipani to Simga, while expressing gratitude for ongoing road projects sanctioned under the Central Road and Infrastructure Fund (CRIF).

The long-pending Dongargarh–Katghora new railway line project has received a major administrative boost following a high-level meeting in New Delhi. BJP Yuva Morcha State Minister Monu Bahadur Singh thanked leaders associated with the project and said the initiative, first pursued in 2018, is now moving from the planning stage towards implementation.

A departmental review meeting chaired by Kabirdham in-charge Minister Lakhna Lal Dewangan assessed the progress of government schemes and development works, with officials directed to ensure timely implementation and delivery of benefits to eligible beneficiaries.

Lok Sabha MP Santosh Pandey visited Baseli, Madanwada and Korakutti in Rajnandgaon, paid tribute at the memorial of 2009 martyr SP V.K. Chaubey and other security personnel, distributed bicycles to students and reviewed development initiatives in the region.

Chhattisgarh Assembly Speaker Dr. Raman Singh inaugurated the plinth upgradation and elevation expansion work of Rajnandgaon District Hospital and performed the groundbreaking ceremony for a new Chief Medical and Health Officer (CMHO) office building. He emphasized the need for Rajnandgaon to continue leading the state in healthcare services and praised ongoing efforts to reduce maternal and infant mortality rates.

Rajnandgaon Lok Sabha MP Santosh Pandey participated in the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce meeting in New Delhi, where members discussed key issues related to economic growth, trade expansion, industrial development, exports, MSME promotion, and employment generation. The meeting focused on strengthening India’s economic framework and advancing the vision of an Atmanirbhar Bharat amid evolving global trade challenges.