New Delhi: In a bid to help states to
coordinate their campaign against Naxals, the Centre has
convened a crucial meeting of three Maoist-affected states --
Chhattisgarh, Orissa and Maharashtra -- in Raipur on Friday.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh, Orissa Chief
Minister Naveen Patnaik and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister
R R Patil will attend the meeting, which will be chaired by
Home Minister P Chidambaram.
The meeting will review in length about the strategy
adopted to deal with the Maoists in the three states and
coordination among them as the Naxals often flee from one
state to another after committing a crime, official sources
said.
The discussion is expected to focus on the offensive to
be launched in the tri-junction of the Chhattisgarh, Orissa
and Maharashtra as the area is considered to be hot-bed of the
Left wing extremists.
Top police brass of the three states and DGPs of CRPF and
BSF will attend the day-long deliberations.
PTI
First Published: Wednesday, January 20, 2010, 19:36