Raipur, Jan 22 (Inditop.com) The cerntral government does not have any evidence of the Maoists, against whom the security forces have launched a major offensive, getting external monetary help, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said Friday.
“There is no evidence of the Naxals (Maoists) getting external monetary help though they are getting smuggled arms,” he replied to a query on the issue at a press conference here after presiding over a two-hour meeting with Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh, Orissa Chief Minister Navin Patnaik, Maharashtra Home Minister R.R. Patil and officers of paramilitary forces.
Officials who attended the meeting said the participants were of the unanimous view that massive all-round development and infrastructure projects should be taken up in the areas being cleared of and to be cleared of the Maoists.
Chidambaram also assured the three states that the centre was committed to provide all help to them, including more funds and paramilitary forces, as also other resources, to get rid of the left-wing extremists.
At the press conference, Chidambaram urged the media to not fall to prey to Maoist propaganda, saying: “I will take care of the international media but you shouldn’t give space to Maoist propaganda.”
“Naxals are misleading the people, 283 schools are destroyed, innocent people were getting killed even yesterday (Thursday), they killed two boys in Chhattisgarh who belonged to primitive tribes as they wanted to get recruited in army,” Chidambaram stated.
“Is the killing of boys and students the Naxals’ ideology and philosophy?” he asked.
