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Rajnath Singh calls for unified command and aggressive action against Maoists

| | May 08, 2017, at 06:58 pm
New Delhi, May 8 (IBNS) : Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday called for formation of a strategic and unified command against Maoists depredation to foil "attempts to stall development and throttle democracy," reports said.

Singh, who was chairing a meeting of Chief Ministers and top officials of ten Maoist-affected states, said there has to be a "unity of purpose" to counter such extremism and measures should be taken to choke the source of funds for the ultras.

"I am sure that the attempts to stall development and throttle democracy at gunpoint will not be successful ever," he said.

The Minister said about  12,000 people have been killed in Maoist violence in last 20 years.

"I am confident that together, with the new strategy and new force, we will confront the Naxals and will be successful against them", he said.

Stressing the need for pre-emptive action, Singh said : "Should we react only after the attack? We should be proactive. We should have aggression in our thoughts, development, security, infrastructure development."

 

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