PC's Naxal strategy: Development, action
Sat, Apr 24 11:18 AM
Union Home Minister P Chidambaram said on Friday the government would continue to follow its two-pronged approach of development and calibrated police action to deal with the Naxals. He was speaking at a meeting of the Consultative Committee of the Home Ministry. The subject of the meeting was "Left Wing Extremism".
Saying that the debate on what should take place first - development or police action - was misplaced, Chidambaram said the decision will vary from situation to situation and from state to state. "In some areas, it may be possible to undertake some developmental activities, to be followed immediately by steps to strengthen security. In other areas, it may be necessary to first launch police action to regain control of the territory, followed by vigorous developmental activities," he said.
Drawing attention to anti-development activities of Naxalites, Chidambaram said they have been destroying school s, roads and telephone towers, among other things, because development will wean away poor tribals from their grip.
Express news service
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