Naxal trying to expand activities in urban areas: govt

August 27, 2013 18:32

In the wake of the Naxal ambush on a BSF convoy today, the government said Naxals have been trying to expand their activities in urban areas and their plans include sabotage and selective assassinations in cities.

Minister of State for Home RPN Singh said the CPI(Maoist) has been making efforts to expand its activities in urban areas through overground front organisations and members of such organisations masquerade as 'activists' espousing causes which mainly supplement the activities of underground cadres in direct and indirect ways.

Singh said the front organisations provide safe hideouts to armed cadres and also facilitate procurement of supplies to Maoist war machinery.

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