Raipur, April 18 -- Chhattisgarh Bharatiya Janata Party Chief Kiran Singh Deo on Friday said that Bastar district in the state is moving towards peace.

"Bastar district is slowly moving towards peace... Many government welfare schemes of development are able to reach many areas of the district where they couldn't before... Everyone should be in the mainstream," Kiran Singh Deo told ANI.

Meanwhile, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai said that every possible effort will be made as per rules for the rehabilitation of the surrendered Naxalites.

"A total of 22 Naxalites, including 11 Naxalites carrying a bounty of Rs 40 lakhs, have surrendered before the security forces in Sukma district. It is a matter of satisfaction that the Maoi...