30.7.10

Centre will overcome Naxal menace within 3 years

Amid unabated Naxal violence in states with certain reports even indicating the Maoists’ presence in urban areas posing serious threats to various cities, the Centre said it was confident of overcoming the ultra Left problem in the “next three years” through its existing two-pronged policy — development and police action — to deal with the menace in the affected areas.
Addressing a meeting of the Parliamentary Consultative Committee for the ministry of home affairs, home minister P Chidambaram said the government was confident that the problem of Left wing extremism would be dealt with “determination” and “overcome” in the next three years”.
After listening to the MPs — cutting across party lines — who are learnt to have unanimously endorsed home minister’s view on the two-pronged policy and pitched for “stricter” police action, Chidambaram said while the Central government acknowledged that the primary role and responsibility was that of states in enforcing law and order in confronting the challenge of Left wing extremists, it also recognised its responsibility in assisting the states in every way.Chidambaram said the Centre was assisting the states by providing paramilitary forces, sharing intelligence and funding both development schemes and security needs.

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