New Delhi: In a bid to help states to
coordinate their campaign against Naxals, the Centre has
convened a crucial meeting of four Maoist-affected states --
West Bengal, Orissa, Bihar and Jharkhand -- in Kolkata
tomorrow.
West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya, Orissa
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish
Kumar and Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren will attend the
meeting, which will be chaired by Home Minister P Chidambaram.
The meeting will review at length the strategy adopted to
deal with 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 at the interstate junctions of West
Bengal-Jharkhand or Bihar-Jharkhand as such areas are
considered to be a hotbed of Left wing extremists.
Developmental issues will also be discussed during the
day-long meeting.
Top police brass of the the four states and DGPs of CRPF
and BSF will attend the day-long deliberations.
PTI
First Published: Tuesday, February 09, 2010, 00:13