A meeting of Chief Ministers of some Naxal-affected States was held here yesterday. It was chaired by the Union Home Minister, Shri P.Chidambaram.
In his remarks at the meeting, the Union Home Minister said that Naxalism poses a serious threat not only to national security, but also to development in the affected areas as Naxalites have been targeting vital infrastructure including roads, bridges, railways, school buildings and communications and power networks. He said that the menace has to be tackled resolutely and without losing any time. Shri Chidambaram called upon the States to strengthen rural policing by filling up vacancies and fortifying police stations. Pointing out the importance of intelligence collection at the local level, he urged the States to strengthen their intelligence set-up. He expressed concern over under-utilization of the amounts made available to some States under the Scheme for Security Related Expenditure, Special Infrastructure Scheme, and Scheme for Modernization of State Police Forces. The Union Home Minister called upon the States to frame an attractive surrender and rehabilitation policy, put in place an effective machinery for grievance redressal and take steps to stop the flow of funds and supply of arms and ammunition to Naxals.
Taking part in the deliberations, the Chief Ministers gave an account of the steps taken by them for fighting the Naxal menace. They sought increased central assistance for training their forces in counter-insurgency operations and for constructing roads of critical importance. There was a consensus at the meeting on the strategy that needs to be adopted for fighting Naxalism.
In his remarks at the meeting, the Union Home Minister said that Naxalism poses a serious threat not only to national security, but also to development in the affected areas as Naxalites have been targeting vital infrastructure including roads, bridges, railways, school buildings and communications and power networks. He said that the menace has to be tackled resolutely and without losing any time. Shri Chidambaram called upon the States to strengthen rural policing by filling up vacancies and fortifying police stations. Pointing out the importance of intelligence collection at the local level, he urged the States to strengthen their intelligence set-up. He expressed concern over under-utilization of the amounts made available to some States under the Scheme for Security Related Expenditure, Special Infrastructure Scheme, and Scheme for Modernization of State Police Forces. The Union Home Minister called upon the States to frame an attractive surrender and rehabilitation policy, put in place an effective machinery for grievance redressal and take steps to stop the flow of funds and supply of arms and ammunition to Naxals.
Taking part in the deliberations, the Chief Ministers gave an account of the steps taken by them for fighting the Naxal menace. They sought increased central assistance for training their forces in counter-insurgency operations and for constructing roads of critical importance. There was a consensus at the meeting on the strategy that needs to be adopted for fighting Naxalism.
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