Naxalism is a wake up call for democracy: G K Pillai

June 29, 2012 17:32

Naxalism is a wake up call for the country, former Union home secretary G K Pillai said here, while blaming poor governance for the rise in the problem. "Maoism or Naxalism is a wake up call for India's democracy.

I think today the major political parties in India have still not realised the magnitude of the problem. "They have not woken up to the fact that this is a very serious problem which has to be tackled not just by security, not just by development, but also by very serious political management of the situation," Pillai said.

He was speaking at a round table discussion on 'State's Response to Hostage Situations' organised by the India Foundation yesterday. Blaming the rise of Naxalism on poor governance, he said that the ratio of government services to the population is extremely poor.

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