
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai has ordered an inquiry into violent protests in Raigarh's Tamnar area, which resulted in injuries to police personnel and torched vehicles. The local administration has begun the process to cancel a public hearing held for the Gare Pelma Sector-1 coal block project. Villagers had been protesting for two weeks, demanding the cancellation of the hearing, which was held on December 8, 2025, for a coal mine project allotted to Jindal Power.