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Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee for tough anti-Maoist operations | West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee is of the view that unless and until a comprehensive operation against the Maoists is initiated by the central government, the success of such a strategy would be tough and is bound to fail. Addressing a rally here on Wednesday, Bhattacharjee said: "The Maoists
are using internal infrastructure of Jharkhand. They have been trained in Jharkhand.
Arms are being supplied from there. They carry out their operations here. If they
are successful, then they stay here, if they fail, then they flee to Jharkhand."
"I have been trying to convince the central government that if total operation
does not take place in the whole area then it would be tough to hold success in
our operation against them," he added. Maoists have stepped up violence across
eastern and central India. They have attacked schools and police stations, and
used landmines and Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) to disrupt infrastructure
development projects. They have also hijacked passenger trains including the prestigious
super fast Rajdhani Express, beheaded policemen and suspected informers and attacked
employees of mining companies. The main objective of the Maoists is to prevent
the development of infrastructure in remote areas, which so far has remained their
exclusive domain. Thousands have been killed by Maoists in the recent past. Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh has described the Maoist threat one of the gravest homegrown
threats to India's internal security. The rebels claim they are fighting for the
rights of poor farmers and landless labourers. |
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