Raman Singh: Naxals are aiming Delhi, not Chhattisgarh

Says govt committed to uproot naxals

Raipur, July 27

Denying the apprehensions of the opposition that the
naxals are aiming to come on power in the Chhattisgarh through
undemocratic ladder, Chief Minister Raman Singh said they had rather
bigger ambition and they actually want to steer the country as had
happed in Nepal. Singh’s denial came during the discussion on
adjournment motion called by Opposition on rising naxal violence in
the Chhattisgarh during the monsoon session of the state Assembly on
Tuesday.
Singh said the naxalism had become major challenge for the entire
nation and it could be tackled only through the joint effort. “The
state government is committed to deal this issue and we are getting
full support from the Centre,” he said.
“The Opposition should not mislead common people regarding
government’s initiatives to solve the naxal problem. We have
maintained continuous dialogue with the Centre and both the Prime
Minister and the Union Home Minister have appreciated our attempts.
When there is perfect understanding between the Chhattisgarh
government and the Centre, why the middlemen are trying to prove that
our relations are tensed,” asked Singh.
Putting all the allegations leveled by the opposition aside, Singh
said the Maoist agitation began in the state back in early seventies
and it via West Bengal, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh.
“We launched offensive against the naxals ever since we came into
power. But what had the previous governments done to solve the issue?
When the problem is age old, it should have been checked during its
inception,” Singh said.
On Opposition’s advice to adopt Andhra Pradesh model to eradicate
Maoists, Singh said the BJP government did follow the neighbouring
state’s path and opened schools to train its jawans in jungle warfare,
but why the Congress did not adopt similar successful methods when it
was in power.
Strongly objecting the comments of Congress leaders including AICC
general secretary Digvijay Singh that the BJP won the legislative
elections in the Bastar regions because of Raman Singh’s ploy to buy
the seats, Singh said the statements show mere frustrations of the
Congress leaders as his party struggled hard and got the mandate of
the local people by winning their confidence.
Pointing towards the human activists who emerge only when the
government takes action against the naxals, Singh said they were
double faced and concoct a different narrative to tarnish the image of
police and to glorify the naxals. “It is sad that these human
activists shed their tears only when the Maoists are killed and become
stolid when several jawans and innocent people become victims of the
extremists,” Singh said.