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Maoists seeking to forge alliance with NE secessionists
New Delhi, Sept 14 (PTI) Indicating a new security
challenge, the Communist Party of India (CPI) (Maoist) has
been trying to forge alliance with secessionist and terrorist
elements, Indian Home Minister P Chidambaram said Monday.
Inaugurating a three-day conference of Directors General
and Inspectors General of police organised by Intelligence
Bureau, he said the move of the Maoists has been taken in a
bid to expand their network and influence.
"It has been keenly seeking ideological resonance and
tactical understanding with the Northeast insurgents and has
begun to lend support to their secessionist ideology and
demands," he said.
The Home Minister said Left wing extremism purports to be
a radical form of communism and today, various groups adhering
to this outdated ideology have their pockets of influence in
20 states across the country.
"Over 2,000 police station areas in 223 districts in
these states are partially or substantially affected by the
menace," he said.
Chidambaram said violence, the most visible aspect of
naxal menace, has been consistently witnessed in about 200
police station areas of around 90 districts in 13 states of
these states.
"Last year, a total of 1,591 incidents of naxalite
violence resulting in 721 killings were reported from 299
police station areas of 87 districts of 13 states," the Home
Minister said adding this year 1,405 incidents of naxal
violence resulting in 580 killings have already been reported
(upto August 27) from 355 police stations in 78 districts in
11 states.
He said CPI(Maoist) has also improved upon its military
wares and operational tactics.
Besides targeting the police, alleged police informers
and so-called class enemies, it is laying greater emphasis on
attacking economic and development infrastructure such as
roads, bridges, railways, power and telecommunication
networks, he said.
"With increasing sophistication in fabrication and
deployment of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), it has
inflicted more casualties on the security forces," he said.
As many as 80 security personnel were killed in 53
landmine-based attacks by the CPI(Maoists) in 2008, 123
security personnel have lost their lives so far in 61
landmine-based Maoist actions this year.
Altogether, 231 security personnel were killed in naxal
violence in 2008 while 250 security personnel have lost their
lives this year, he said. PTI
challenge, the Communist Party of India (CPI) (Maoist) has
been trying to forge alliance with secessionist and terrorist
elements, Indian Home Minister P Chidambaram said Monday.
Inaugurating a three-day conference of Directors General
and Inspectors General of police organised by Intelligence
Bureau, he said the move of the Maoists has been taken in a
bid to expand their network and influence.
"It has been keenly seeking ideological resonance and
tactical understanding with the Northeast insurgents and has
begun to lend support to their secessionist ideology and
demands," he said.
The Home Minister said Left wing extremism purports to be
a radical form of communism and today, various groups adhering
to this outdated ideology have their pockets of influence in
20 states across the country.
"Over 2,000 police station areas in 223 districts in
these states are partially or substantially affected by the
menace," he said.
Chidambaram said violence, the most visible aspect of
naxal menace, has been consistently witnessed in about 200
police station areas of around 90 districts in 13 states of
these states.
"Last year, a total of 1,591 incidents of naxalite
violence resulting in 721 killings were reported from 299
police station areas of 87 districts of 13 states," the Home
Minister said adding this year 1,405 incidents of naxal
violence resulting in 580 killings have already been reported
(upto August 27) from 355 police stations in 78 districts in
11 states.
He said CPI(Maoist) has also improved upon its military
wares and operational tactics.
Besides targeting the police, alleged police informers
and so-called class enemies, it is laying greater emphasis on
attacking economic and development infrastructure such as
roads, bridges, railways, power and telecommunication
networks, he said.
"With increasing sophistication in fabrication and
deployment of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), it has
inflicted more casualties on the security forces," he said.
As many as 80 security personnel were killed in 53
landmine-based attacks by the CPI(Maoists) in 2008, 123
security personnel have lost their lives so far in 61
landmine-based Maoist actions this year.
Altogether, 231 security personnel were killed in naxal
violence in 2008 while 250 security personnel have lost their
lives this year, he said. PTI
