Bhubaneswar: Orissa on Saturday said it would
demand from the Government three more battalions of central
para-military force in view of Maoist mayhem in some parts of
the state.
"The government has decided to demand three more
battalions of central para-military force (CPMF) in view of
Maoist violence in Sundargarh and Koraput districts," state
Home Secretary Aditya Padhy told reporters after a review
meeting by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.
This demand would be in addition to the five
battalions of CPMF, which was yet to arrive in the state, he
said.
"We have been all along demanding eight battalions of
central force. But the Centre had agreed for only five.
Now it has been decided to demand three more battalions in the
next meeting with the Centre," Padhy said.
With Maoists having killed two persons in last two
days, Patnaik has asked the police to contain violence,
especially in Sundergarh district, officials said.
The review meeting was attended by Chief Secretary T K
Mishra, Padhy, DGP Manmohan Praharaj, Director of Intelligence
Prakash Mishra and Inspector General (IG) of Police, Operation
Sanjeev Marik. The participants drew Patnaik's attention to
the scarcity of police force to tackle the situation.
PTI
First Published: Saturday, January 30, 2010, 21:34