Raman calls for national strategy against Naxals
Facing a string of Maoist attacks in the state, Chhattisgarh chief minister Raman Singh on Wednesday said that the country must rise above the constriction that Naxal problem is the concern of any single state but a “national strategy’’ was needed to counter it. He also said a dialogue with Maoists will not serve any purpose unless they express faith in the Constitution and adopt democratic means.
“The country must now rise above the constriction that this (Naxal problem) is the concern of any single state... We have been advocating a concerted national strategy to combat it,” Mr Singh said addressing the meeting of chief ministers of Naxal-affected states.
Following differences between the state police and CRPF which arose after the Maoists killed CRPF personnel in repeated attacks, the chief minister said Naxals have to be fought in a “spirit of political consensus and social cooperation”. Mr Singh called for an integrated action plan to tackle the menace.
“There are different governments in different states and all of them are dealing with the issue (Naxal) in their own way. An integrated action plan should be made and all of us should agree on one common point,” he said pointing out that such meetings help the states to discuss the issue together. “Chhattisgarh is engaged in the biggest battle against Naxalites. We all know very well that there is no alternative except to armed response to the Naxalite violence,” he said.
Mr Singh noted that the Naxals were taking the help of certain human rights activists and pseudo intellectuals for propagating their agenda.
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