Chidambaram On Naxal Attack

Speaking to mediapersons Chidambaram said on Wednesday that the Centre is committed to support Jammu and Kashmir government to restore order.

The deadly Naxal attack in distant Chhattisgarh seems to be generating political heat here in the capital. The Congress and the BJP are literally involved in verbal duel.

On a day over 30 people were killed in a Maoist attack in Dantewada, Home minister P Chidambaram has spoken exclusively to NDTV on a range of issues, including the government's Maoist strategy.

Home minister P Chidambaram has told NDTV that he is pained by the attack on a civilian bus in Chhattisgarh that left nearly 50 people dead. "Naxals don't discriminate, only kill," said Chidambaram.

After Congress leader Digvijay Singh wrote a newspaper article attacking the Home Minister, the Congress has warned him not to publicly list his differences on government policy with other party leaders.

The Home Minister has said that the inquiry into the brutal attack will be completed quickly and will focus on the lapses that took place.

For Home Minister P Chidambaram, who has spearheaded the recent thrust on anti-Naxalism, the Chintalnag massacre comes as a tremendous setback.

Cautioning against any "knee-jerk" reaction to yesterday's savage Naxal attack, Home Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday said there will be no let-up in the offensive against them and that the Government may have to reconsider the stand not to use the air force.

Home Minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday said something must have gone "drastically" wrong in Chhattisgarh where a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) patrol during Operation Green Hunt came under naxal attack.

After 24 policemen were massacred in West Midnapore on Tuesday, many of them burnt alive in their tents, Kishenji told NDTV: "This was our revenge for Operation Green Hunt and Mr Chidambaram should withdraw his forces."

The attack by the CPI (Maoist) on a camp of the Eastern Frontier Rifles of West Bengal is another outrageous attempt by the banned organisation to overawe the established authority in the State. I condemn the attack, the statement said.

Twenty-four jawans were killed when over 100 armed Maoists attacked a paramilitary force camp at Sildha in West Midnapore district on Monday evening. Home Minister P Chidambaram admitted that the attack showed "indications of failure in some aspects."

Speaking to mediapersons Chidambaram said on Wednesday that the Centre is committed to support Jammu and Kashmir government to restore order.

The deadly Naxal attack in distant Chhattisgarh seems to be generating political heat here in the capital. The Congress and the BJP are literally involved in verbal duel.

On a day over 30 people were killed in a Maoist attack in Dantewada, Home minister P Chidambaram has spoken exclusively to NDTV on a range of issues, including the government's Maoist strategy.

Home minister P Chidambaram has told NDTV that he is pained by the attack on a civilian bus in Chhattisgarh that left nearly 50 people dead. "Naxals don't discriminate, only kill," said Chidambaram.

After Congress leader Digvijay Singh wrote a newspaper article attacking the Home Minister, the Congress has warned him not to publicly list his differences on government policy with other party leaders.

The Home Minister has said that the inquiry into the brutal attack will be completed quickly and will focus on the lapses that took place.

For Home Minister P Chidambaram, who has spearheaded the recent thrust on anti-Naxalism, the Chintalnag massacre comes as a tremendous setback.

Cautioning against any "knee-jerk" reaction to yesterday's savage Naxal attack, Home Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday said there will be no let-up in the offensive against them and that the Government may have to reconsider the stand not to use the air force.

Home Minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday said something must have gone "drastically" wrong in Chhattisgarh where a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) patrol during Operation Green Hunt came under naxal attack.

After 24 policemen were massacred in West Midnapore on Tuesday, many of them burnt alive in their tents, Kishenji told NDTV: "This was our revenge for Operation Green Hunt and Mr Chidambaram should withdraw his forces."

The attack by the CPI (Maoist) on a camp of the Eastern Frontier Rifles of West Bengal is another outrageous attempt by the banned organisation to overawe the established authority in the State. I condemn the attack, the statement said.

Twenty-four jawans were killed when over 100 armed Maoists attacked a paramilitary force camp at Sildha in West Midnapore district on Monday evening. Home Minister P Chidambaram admitted that the attack showed "indications of failure in some aspects."