RAIPUR: Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel on Monday announced to waive farm loans to the tune of Rs 6,100 crore of more than 16 lakh farmers and also decided to set up a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the deadly maoist attack in Bastar.Addressing his maiden press conference after the swearing-in ceremony and subsequent first cabinet meeting, Baghel said it has been decided to waive off all short-term loans availed by farmers from cooperative and rural development banks. As far as loan of commercial banks is concerned, he said the matter is being examined and an appropriate decision would be taken.He said Congress president Rahul Gandhi had promised during the run up to the elections that farm loans would be waived off within 10 days of formation of Congress government and to provide Rs 2500 per quintal to farmers for their paddy being sold under Minimum support price scheme. He said this amount includes a bonus to be paid per quintal.Baghel said the cabinet has also decided to set up SIT to probe the conspiracy and other angles of the deadly maoist attack in Bastar which claimed lives of 27 people including state’s frontline Congress leaders. “The family of the victims of this incident are yet to get justice”, he said adding that SIT was formed to unearth the conspiracy and other angles of the incident.In May 2013, the then PCC chief Nandkumar Patel, his son Dinesh, former union minister Vidya Charan Shukla, former leader of the opposition Mahendra Karma , former legislator Uday Mudaluiyar were among the 27 people killed when maoists launched a deadly attack on a Congress convoy at Jheeram valley in tribal Bastar district. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) had probed and had filed chargesheets against a couple of alleged maoists.Referring to the problem of naxalism, the new chief minister said the BJP government has been treating and handling the maoist problem as a law and order problem. “However, we consider this as a socio-economic and political problem”, he said both the maoists and security forces are using guns and it would be over endeavour to hold talks with the victims and people affected by the menace so as to win their confidence.