New Delhi, India - Admitting that Maoism is the result of underdevelopment, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh yesterday advocated the need to ensure that the poor share equitably the benefits of development.
He also told a function on the Civil Services Day here that those challenging the country's integrity and the state's authority will not be given any quarter.
"No quarter can be given to those who have taken upon themselves to challenge the authority of the Indian state and the fabric of our democratic polity," Singh said.
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He also told a function on the Civil Services Day here that those challenging the country's integrity and the state's authority will not be given any quarter.
"No quarter can be given to those who have taken upon themselves to challenge the authority of the Indian state and the fabric of our democratic polity," Singh said.
- Reiterating that Maoist insurgency in mineral-rich central India was the "gravest internal security threat", he said: "We cannot overlook the fact that many areas in which such extremism flourishes are underdeveloped and many of the people, mainly poor tribes, who live in these areas have not shared equitably the fruits of development.
- "It is incumbent upon us to ensure that no area of our country is denied the benefits of our ambitious developmental programmes," he said.
- Referring to the April 6 massacre of 76 security personnel by Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district, Singh said: "I have mentioned time and again that left-wing extremism is, perhaps, the gravest internal security threat that we face.
- "Recent events have underscored the need for urgent and considered action to root out this problem."
- The prime minister's remarks came a day after Maoist guerrillas simultaneously opened fire near at least five Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camps in Dantewada. No casualties were reported.
- Listing out the challenges the nation faces, Singh said: "We face many new threats to the integrity of our country, both from within and from without. Terrorism and Left-wing extremism seek to challenge the very foundations of our democratic and secular polity.
- Tens of thousands of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) activists laid siege to the capital yesterday, crippling its heart, to denounce rising food prices in president Nitin Gadkari's first show of strength since taking charge in December.
- Gadkari, however, fainted briefly due to the scorching summer heat as he led a mammoth procession from the Ramlila ground towards parliament, about four kilometres away. Senior colleagues immediately held the 53-year-old and helped him take rest on the road.
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