This Article is From Apr 03, 2010

Chidambaram visits Bengal to assess anti-Naxal operations

Chidambaram visits Bengal to assess anti-Naxal operations
Kolkata: Ahead of the Home Minister P Chidambaram's two day visit to West Bengal, the security has been stepped up in Bardhaman. The Home Minister will assess the progress made during the current joint operations against the Maoists.

This is the first time after the joint forces operation against the Maoists in June last year that Chidambaram will visit the Maoist strong base. Maoists have warned of protests with more than 200 effigies of the Home Minister having been burned.

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