Senseless Maoist violence strengthens our resolve: Patil
February 22nd, 2010 - 1:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil Monday said that incidents of senseless violence by left wing extremists (Maoists), resulting in the death of innocent people, strengthens the government’s resolve to meet their challenge.
“Left wing extremists continue to indulge in senseless violence, as in their recent attacks in West Bengal, where a large number of innocent lives have been lost. These cowardly acts strengthen our resolve to meet, with added vigour, the challenge posed by such violence,” Patil said, addressing the joint session of both houses of parliament on the opening day of the budget session.
“My government has also given a call to left wing extremists to abjure violence and come for talks. Our plan to strengthen the civil administration and bring the fruits of inclusive development to all would continue with determination,” she added.
In West Bengal, over 100 Maoist rebels overran a Eastern Frontier Rifles camp in West Midnapore district last week, killing 24 troopers. In another attack last week, Maoists killed 11 villagers in Kodasi Phulwaria village in Bihar’s Jamui district.
–Indo-Asian News service
ma/sam/jg
- Chidambaram calls three chief ministers over Maoist violence - Feb 20, 2010
- Chidambaram invites Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal CMs for anti-Naxal meeting - Feb 20, 2010
- Declare three-month truce ahead of talks: Maoists (Night Lead) - Aug 18, 2010
- Declare three-month truce ahead of talks: Maoists (Intro Night Lead) - Aug 18, 2010
- Suspected Maoists kill CPI-M supporter in Bengal - Feb 02, 2011
- One injured in Maoist firing in Bengal - Nov 07, 2011
- Sonia Gandhi says Naxalism is biggest threat to internal security of India - Nov 02, 2010
- Chidambaram to Maoists: we'll talk but stop violence (Roundup) - Feb 09, 2010
- Trinamool leader killed by Maoists - Sep 20, 2011
- Dooars firing: Maoists call for shutdown Friday - Feb 10, 2011
- Violence as instrument of protest poses a big challenge: Chidambaram - Sep 10, 2011
- CHRI condemns Maoist violence in West Bengal, Bihar - Feb 19, 2010
- Banerjee talks tough on Maoists, draws CPI-M's ridicule - Sep 27, 2011
- Maoists using CPI-M guns to kill: Mamata - Sep 20, 2011
- Maoists propose three-month truce ahead of talks (Lead) - Aug 18, 2010
Tags: asian news, bihar, budget session, civil administration, cowardly acts, eastern frontier, houses of parliament, innocent lives, jg, joint session, maoist, maoist rebels, maoists, midnapore district, opening day, president pratibha patil, rifles, senseless violence, west bengal, wing extremists