Front organisations of Maoists may face legal action
NEW DELHI: Groups supporting Naxals or espousing their causes may
face legal action if authorities find evidence that they help the
Maoists directly or indirectly through various acts. This is part of the
new anti-Naxal strategy adopted by the security forces at a high level
meeting held here in last two days. Official sources said leaders,
spokespersons or active workers of the front organisations of the
CPI(Maoist) may face the police wrath if they directly or indirectly
help the banned organisation, which has been responsible for killing
hundreds of people every year across India.
The meeting, chaired by Union Home Secretary Anil Goswami and
attended by police chiefs of 26 worst-affected districts, decided to
improve intelligence gathering mechanism, emphasised on more involvement
of special forces and how to reduce gaps in coordination among state
forces. Failure in basic policing has been identified as the key reason
for security forces suffering reverses in Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand or
Bihar.
A more pro-active role by local police stations was needed to engage
Maoists, it noted. The meeting decided that state governments should be
approached for improving road networks and speedy implementation of
various schemes, including Integrated Action Plan, to gain trust of
local people. The two-day meeting, convened in the wake of the July 3
killing of Amarjit Balihar, the SP of Jharkhand’s Pakur district by
Maoists, was also attended by other top officials of Home Ministry and
CRPF, Inspector Generals in-charge of operations in Chhattisgarh,
Jharkhand, Maharashtra and Odisha.
A detailed discussion on the methodology taken by the Maoists to
carry out their attacks as well as how to face the new challenges on the
ground also discussed threadbare. Superintendents of Police of
Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district Mohd Suvez Haque briefed the gathering
on the innovative methods adopted by him to tackle Maoists menace.
Haque has been chosen to give a presentation at the meeting on the
methods adopted by him to take on the Maoists. A top officer of Andhra
Pradesh special force Grey Hounds gave a presentation on its successful
anti-Naxal strategy.
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