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Take stern measures against Maoists: Chidambaram | Union Home Minister P Chidambaram, who is on a two-day visit to Maoist-hit Lalgarh in West Midnapore district asked the West Bengal Government to take stern measures
against the Maoists. "The buck should stop at the Chief Minister's table," Chidambaram
told reporters on Sunday. Expressing displeasure at the Burdwan blast, he said,
"The villagers know that the Maoists will not bring development. My appeal is
that if government is ineffective, make it more effective, but don't support the
Maoists." The Home Minister also said he has discussed with the state government
the issue of law and order, and asked them to take stern measures against the
Maoists. Chidambaram arrived here in a helicopter at around 8 a.m. this morning
accompanied by West Bengal Home Secretary Ardhendu Sen and Director General of
Police (DGP) Bhupinder Singh . It has been reported that Chidambaram held a high-level
meeting with the DGP, Home Secretary and top Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
officials at the Lalgarh police station. Earlier on Saturday, he held a meeting
with West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, to take a stock of the
joint anti-Maoist operations. Meanwhile, the Maoists backed organisation People's
Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) has called for a 24-hour shutdown in
West Midnapore , Bankura and Purulia districts to protest the Home Minister's
visit. This is the first time that Chidambaram is visiting a Maoist stronghold
since the launch of "Operation Green Hunt." Suspected Maoists triggered off a
landmine blast in Lalgarh on Saturday morning, ahead of his visit to the region.
According to the police, the Maoists triggered off the blast on an isolated road
near Bamal village, which is over four kilometers from Lalgarh. There were no
reports of casualties. Police have launched a search operation in the region. |
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