Deploy Army in Naxalite areas,demands BJP

BJP demanded deployment of Army in the Maoist areas,including in violence prone areas of Chhattisgarh.

In a major shift in its stand,Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday demanded deployment of Army in the Maoist areas,including in violence prone areas of Chhattisgarh,saying that the party would mount pressure on the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government to take effective steps to contain growing menace of Naxalism.

” BJP central leadership is in favour of deployment of Army in Naxalite areas in order to bring an end to violence and wanton killings”,Leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Sawaraj told newsmen here on her arrival here to attend the BJP’s agitation to protest against rise in prices of petroleum products.

” UPA government is confused over the steps to be taken against Naxalites. We will raise this issue during the upcoming monsoon session of Parliament”,she said adding that ” If deployment of Army can check killings of security personnel and innocent civilians by the Naxalites,we have to opt for that solution”.

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Initially,the senior BJP sought to evade replies on the issue of deployment of Army in the Naxalite areas saying that Chief Minister Raman Singh would express his views but she later categorically stated that her party’s leadership was in favour of deployment of Army in the Naxalite areas.

Chief Minister Raman Singh said the issue of deployment of army in the Naxalite areas had been discussed at few meetings with union Home Minister P Chidambaram. He said it was felt that the matter should be discussed with defence and security experts so as to work out a plan on how to go about in the event of Army being deployed in the Naxalite areas.

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