Naxals abducting collectors with development agenda: Govt
April 26, 2012  15:23

Apart from Bofors, there was another debate in Parliament today.

 

The government today said that district collectors who pursue development agenda are being abducted by Naxals but made it clear it will continue its
efforts in Maoist-hit areas despite such setbacks. 

 

"Through a calibrated security and development-oriented approach, the effort in the short-term is to prevent expansion of left wing extremism (LWE) problem to new areas.... "District collectors with a pro-active development agenda are targeted and kidnapped.

 

In the short and medium terms, this challenge has to be met and overcome in worst-affected areas," Minister of State for Home Jitendra Singh told the Rajya Sabha in a written reply.

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