PM Manmohan Singh asserted that the Maoist attack on Congress leaders will not weaken resolve to combat extremism as he and party chief Sonia Gandhi met the injured and families of the dead. Both the PM and the Congress chief also attended a condolence meeting at the party office in the Congress Bhavan. "We have to be more determined in fighting Naxal (Maoist) extremism.
These lives should not go in vain. We will pursue the perpetrators of this crime with urgency, and I can assure the nation that the Government is committed to bringing them to justice," Singh said. Singh reviewed the security situation in Chhattisgarh with the CM and offered all possible help to the State.