RS-SECURITY CHIDAMBARAM 3

Chidambaram said people must have faith that the nation
can defend itself.

"In the last one year the capacity and confidence have
been built among security forces," he said.
The Centre is working in coordination with states to fill
vacancies in the police force.
On dealing with Left extremists, Chidambaram said the
country and Parliament have to decide whether the violence
followed by the Maoists can be supported.
Quoting CPI(Maoist) politburo resolution of June 2 this
year, the Indian Home Minister said it showed that naxalites
do not believe in Parliamentary system but in armed struggle
and treat the state as enemy.
"I never used the word enemy to describe Naxals...we are
not at war with Naxals or tribal people," he said.
"Is it not time to stand up and make a choice," he asked
members of all the parties in the House.
He rapped civil societies comprising former judges,
journalists, lawyers and other intellectuals for supporting
the cause of naxalites.
Referring to the point made by several opposition members
and also the civil societies that development is the answer to
the problem, the Home Minister said this can happen only when
civil administration is established in areas taken over by
Maoists. PTI PC
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