leaders of both Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have condemn the Maoists attack on Tuesday killing 15 security personals and 1 civilian near the Jiram Ghati area of Sukma district in Chhattisgarh.
Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee president and MP Arun Yadav, BJP State president and MP Narendra Singh Tomar and other leaders of the State have condemned Maoists attack and expressed profound grief over the death.
Tomar in his statement on the occasion said, “The cowardice attack by the Maoists is tragic, condemnable and heart rending, it has shamed the humanity.” Tomar further said that Maoism is a national problem and all need to solve it jointly.Solid steps are needed to prevent such incidences and the Congress led Central Government should work on it. He prayed peace for the Martyrs and strength to their families for bearing the loss.
Yadav in his message said, “I condemn the well planned attack by the Maoists in which 20 CRPF jawans have been killed. last year also similar attack was carried out by the Maoists killing many senior Congress leaders, seems like that the Chhattisgarh Government has not taken any lesson from that attack and the result is before us in the shape of this big attack.”
Yadav further said that despite being informed by the intelligence agencies four days in advance the State Government failed to take precautionary steps resulting in the killing of CRPF jawans besides two citizens. Has the State Government been on alert this incidence could have been averted, he added.