PM calls high level meet to review Naxal strategy

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 18, 2010, 11:06

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PM calls high level meet to review Naxal strategy

New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called a high level meeting on Tuesday to review the government's strategy to tackle the Maoists.

The meeting is likely to be attended by Home Minister P Chidambaram, Home Secretary GK Pillai, National Security Advisor Shiv Shankar Menon and other senior officials of the Home Ministry.

Meanwhile, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh said he would urge the Centre to re-examine its strategy to deal with the Maoists.

"I will ask the Prime Minister to re-examine the strategy to deal with the Maoists. The way they are targeting civilians, we have to be prepared on that scale," he said. Earlier, Chidambaram said: "Naxals don't discriminate, only kill. The wanton killing leaves me pained."

Commenting whether in this incident he would hold anybody responsible, Chidambaram said: "It's not the time to blame anyone."

He further said the matter would be discussed at the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS).

He also informed that Chief Ministers of all the Naxal affected states demanded for deployment of air support to help the ground forces.

On Monday evening, in one of the worst attack on civilians, the Maoists blew off a private bus killing atleast 36 people near Dantewada in Chhattisgarh.

The bus was on its way from Dantewada to Sukma when the incident took place near Chingawaram, over nine kilometers from Sukma.

The bus-CG17 SS 9295 was carrying 20 special police officers (SPO) and over 30 civilians. The SPOs were on their way to participate in a special recruitment drive. (ANI)

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First Published: Tuesday, May 18, 2010, 11:06

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P.P. TALWAR - india
enough is enough.! the naxals/maoists menace aleady having assumed alarming proportions in our country, involving killing of large number of policemen,security personnel and innocent civilians, also immense damage to the government property, particularly the railways, leaves us with no other choice, except to launch a full scale combined army, air operation against the emboldened, hostile naxals with a view to smash their jungle hide-outs and lethal weapons/equipment supply line. all sorts of political upmanship to suit selfish motives should be curbed strongly. no mercy, lienency or political favour should be shown to the hostile, anti-india naxals/maoists who are out to destroy the security, integrity and soverignty of our country.

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D.N.MAKHIJA - DELHI-6,INDIA
they are killing in bulk but we are thinking.we call high level meetings but the result is low level. some politician say that they are not our enemies. our legal system is so good for the criminals that they do not get death punishment even after announcement of death punishment for years before.

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Janardan - Bangalore
for all small thing if we call army :) then i think we should close this crpf and police station.
this is our internal matter.crpf only should handle this.

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Jagannathan - new delhi
how many more innocent lives are going to be lost to these naxals? they warn first and kill the people with impunity on the appointed date and mock at the government. is this a public welfare state or some banana republic? when hm is sincere in his efforts why other politicians poke their nose? where are human rights activists? they are impotent bastards and should be treated as such.their only contribution is filing numerous pil`s and the expansion of the bloody naxals. economic development is to be done. but kill the menace first and economic upliftment of these bacward areas need to be done on priority by the respective state governments and the central government should not play any politics in that and rather should act as a catalyst. honest bureaucrats and police should be posted there to oversee development. this should be done at fast pace and people like soren,khoda etc should not be allowed anywhere near the developmental activities.politicians have created this mess over the years and it is better these people are left out of it.

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vikram - Delhi
yes this is the time to finish these kokroje, bcaz they are killing innosent people.

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An Indian - Hajipur
kasab or afzal guru will have big smile as there will be continuity in legacy of terror killing by hindu exrimist or terror outfit it self and no government or political party have courage to curb these group deu to hindu vote bank appeasement. but sad and strange of our citizen`s feeling of terreble death of army,innocent people, burning houses,schools but why here is no candle march, no pryer, no mercy statement for those who brutally by mao terrorist

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rocky.rambo - Muscat
just keep the politicians out of this matter and let the army handle this matter.indian politicians are of no use even if they call the meeting hundred times ( high level ....what they call it as )nothing is going to happen they will only try the way to solve the matter by talking and giving some more help to the maoists to change theie way.it has gone more far now this maoists have suffered a lot and they have also decided a way by their way to solve their own problem.
the main start of this hate was due to the negligience of our central government to the maoists region which made them this today.

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mohan - pune
dear home minister, how long you will tell your english to the people of this nation. how long you fool public. enough is enough.these moa fanatics are no ways less then taliban and al quaida.dear home minister are you blind and deaf. can return the life of civilain, who lost there life to there families.why they lost there life. if srilanka can tackle ltte. having population one billion people and strong army we are not capable these so called home grown 20,000 terrorist. if you are incapable, give me 1 month time i will sorted it out.i will suggestion, what supposed to do. please for the sake of this nation dont paly politics with innocent life of the people. these red bastard have created terror in the name justice. actually they are collecting dada bati from the contractor, mafia. they are simple red mafia. hang them in the open broad day light. because theya re not hesitating to behead, kill and other sort henious crime.plese hm do something immedately, otherwise nepal like situation is waiting for the country. remove mamata banerhji who having indierct support to these red terrorist.bande mataram