Additional Central forces, armoured vehicles and other assistance will be provided to Chhattisgarh for combating Maoist violence in the state, the Centre has said. The decision was taken at a three-hour high-level meeting on the Naxal issue at Raj Bhawan here. The Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil said the Centre would give five more battalions of central forces besides the current 13 battalions of CRPF to the state to combat the situation. The state has been given permission to raise one Indian Reserve Battalion and other assistance was also promised. Patil said both sides held a "free and frank discussion" to address the issue. The Chhattisgarh Chief Minister, Raman Singh, said the two sides have also decided to strengthen road networks and police stations in the Naxal-hit areas. The government wants to improve the economic condition of the people living there, he said. Maoists are active in 15 of the 19 districts in Chhattisgarh. http://www.saharasamay.com/samayhtml/articles.aspx?newsid=94840 Bookmark/Search this post with:
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