No proposal to deploy army in Naxal-hit states: A K Antony
28 May 2013 6:22 AM IST
Ruling out the possibility of deploying Army in anti-Naxal operations, defence minister A K Antony on Monday said the real answer lies in strengthening local and central police forces.
He said the services have been extending full support to the police troops on the ground and the IAF was operating its choppers during night also in Naxal-hit areas.
Asked if the time was right to deploy Army in anti-Naxal ops given the intensity of the attack in Chhattisgarh, he said, ‘There in no proposal like that. We extend our support without direct involvement. The real answer is to strengthen the local police and paramilitary forces’. The defence ministry has been against deployment of Army and the IAF in anti-Naxal operations.
The defence minister said the Services are providing ‘full support. In fact day before yesterday, before this tragedy happened, Air Force helicopters were flying at night time. Our support has always been there.’
On the attack, he said, ‘India is a democracy, there is procedure, there are institutions and there are methods and opportunity for every section to express grievances. But this kind of violence is not acceptable.’
He said the services have been extending full support to the police troops on the ground and the IAF was operating its choppers during night also in Naxal-hit areas.
Asked if the time was right to deploy Army in anti-Naxal ops given the intensity of the attack in Chhattisgarh, he said, ‘There in no proposal like that. We extend our support without direct involvement. The real answer is to strengthen the local police and paramilitary forces’. The defence ministry has been against deployment of Army and the IAF in anti-Naxal operations.
The defence minister said the Services are providing ‘full support. In fact day before yesterday, before this tragedy happened, Air Force helicopters were flying at night time. Our support has always been there.’
On the attack, he said, ‘India is a democracy, there is procedure, there are institutions and there are methods and opportunity for every section to express grievances. But this kind of violence is not acceptable.’
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