Emboldened by the support from all parties, the Government on Monday said that it is considering taking strong action against Naxals. Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said that the all-party meeting on Naxal violence has asked the Government to take strictest action against Maoists.
A resolution unanimously adopted at the meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, has asserted that there could be no compromise on pernicious Naxal violence. They resolved to remain united and speak in one voice and act with a sense of unified purpose and will against Maoists.
It asked the State Governments and the Centre to adopt the two-pronged strategy of sustained operations to clear the areas of Maoist influence and pursue the objectives of effective governance and rapid development.
“We also urge the State Governments to draw upon their own resources as well as the resources provided by the Central Government to re-establish the rule of law and accelerate development activities in the affected States,” it stated.
The meeting strongly condemned the brutal killing of 26 political leaders and workers by the CPI(Maoist) on May 25 in Bastar district of Chhattisgarh and said that the CPI(Maoist) is an unlawful organisation which indulged in senseless violence. The attack was a pre-meditated and intended to intimidate political workers and thwart the political mobilisation of the people.
“It was an attack on democracy, freedom, and free speech and expression. Nothing can be more dangerous to our Republic than the insurgency of the CPI(Maoist) in the pursuit of its misguided goal of overthrowing Parliamentary democracy and the Constitution of India through violent means. The Indian State cannot, and will not, accept the pernicious Maoist doctrine. The CPI(Maoist) must give up the path of violence and destruction. On this, there can be no compromise.”