Ranchi, July 04: The BJP on Saturday alleged that the
Centre had failed to solve the naxalite problem, and said it
should be tackled administratively and politically.
"The Centre has not been able to take effective steps
in solving the naxal problem. Apart from administrative steps
naxalism should also be tackled politically," BJP's National
President Rajnath Singh told a press conference here.
Being the principal opposition party, the BJP would
support the government in tackling naxalism, Singh who was
here to address the partys state unit executive committee
meeting, said.
On the submission of the Liberhan Committee report to
the Centre, the former Uttar Pradesh chief minister said it
would not be proper to comment as details were not known.
Asked whether the party had accepted its rejection by
the people after the Lok Sabha polls, Singh pointed out that
the Congress had got only 114 seats in 1998.
Speaking about Jharkhand, where two days ago the
Centre extended President's Rule beyond July 28, Singh alleged
that Congress alone was responsible for the political
instability in the state and demanded dissolution of the
assembly and a fresh mandate.
There was also no fissure in the state party, he said.
Bureau Report
First Published: Saturday, July 04, 2009, 17:24