Deal with the Naxal Menace: CM to Top Officials
Patna: July 4, 2007
At a high-level meeting of the state's top bureaucrats and police officials at the residence of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's house on Wednesday, the administration resolved to use all possible means to check the growing Naxal violence in Bihar that has taken heavy tolls on the police force as well as civilians in last few weeks.
Kumar, after consulting with all senior officials present at the meeting, directed the Director General of Police (DGP) and special intelligence officers to use every possible means to curb the extremist violence in the state while ensuring civilians were not harmed in any way.
The Chief Minister also emphasized the need for strengthening the intelligence and utmost coordination between the intelligence sources and Bihar police while also increasing the number of central para-military force in the state.
"Guns and raids alone cannot solve the problem of Naxals in Bihar. We will also have to resolve many problems being faced in the Naxal-hit areas. Road, water, electricity, land reforms, and implementation of various social schemes are some of the things that need to be worked on if we wish to tackle this problem in a serious manner," Kumar said.
Home Secretary Afzal Amanullah, DGP Ashish Ranjan Sinha, Chief Secretary A. K. Chowdhary, IG (Headquarters) Anil Sinha were among those who attended the meeting.
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