Raman Singh wants policy on hostage crises
5 May 2012 7:01 AM GMT
After the abduction crisis of the Sukma collector came to an end, the Chattisgarh chief minister Raman Singh pitched for a national hostage policy in which a swap deal is not an option, even if it involves abduction of the head of a government.
Singh also asserted that there was no secret deal with the Maoists in return for the release of abducted Sukma collector Alex Paul Menon, who was set free on Thursday by his captors in a forested area at Tadmetla in the state, ending the 12-day hostage crisis.
Meanwhile, the 32-year-old Indian Administrative Service officer reached his Sukma home in Chhattisgarh and was reunited with his family on Friday morning, after he flew in from Chintalnar in a helicopter. He was accompanied by the two Maoist mediators B D Sharma and Prof G Hargopal, who facilitated his release.
The officer headed straight to his official residence where he was welcomed by his pregnant wife Asha and other family members who performed the traditional aarti. ‘I am okay,’ a visibly tired Menon said as he shook hands with his well-wishers.
Pitching for a national policy to deal with hostage situations, a relieved Singh said, ‘There is no secret deal or any understanding to facilitate the release of Alex Paul Menon. There has to be a national policy to deal with hostage crisis,’ he said.
Singh also asserted that there was no secret deal with the Maoists in return for the release of abducted Sukma collector Alex Paul Menon, who was set free on Thursday by his captors in a forested area at Tadmetla in the state, ending the 12-day hostage crisis.
Meanwhile, the 32-year-old Indian Administrative Service officer reached his Sukma home in Chhattisgarh and was reunited with his family on Friday morning, after he flew in from Chintalnar in a helicopter. He was accompanied by the two Maoist mediators B D Sharma and Prof G Hargopal, who facilitated his release.
The officer headed straight to his official residence where he was welcomed by his pregnant wife Asha and other family members who performed the traditional aarti. ‘I am okay,’ a visibly tired Menon said as he shook hands with his well-wishers.
Pitching for a national policy to deal with hostage situations, a relieved Singh said, ‘There is no secret deal or any understanding to facilitate the release of Alex Paul Menon. There has to be a national policy to deal with hostage crisis,’ he said.
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