Naxalism: Govt says it is top most agenda for intervention

Flagging left-wing extremism (LWE) as the government’s top most agenda for intervention, the centre on Wednesday said it will commit all resources at its disposal to eradicate the menace from the country.

Addressing the consultative committee attached to his ministry, home minister Rajnath Singh said LWE continues to be the biggest threat to the country’s internal security and nation-building process. ‘Thus, the LWE has remained on top of the agenda for interventions by the government,’ he told the meeting attended by MPs from Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, including Sharad Pawar, Jyotiraditya Scindia, K C Tyagi and Mukul Roy.

The home minister said the security establishment is encouraged since the LWE insurgency is on the decline but this should not lull anyone into a sense of complacency.

‘The government will commit all resources at its disposal to eradicate the left-wing extremism from the country,’ he said. The meeting also discussed threadbare issues of corruption, atrocities on tribals and women and the status of the Constitution of National Tribal Welfare Council.