Rahul Gandhi visits Maoist-affected districts in JharkhandOctober 14th, 2009 RANCHI - Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi started his two-day Jharkhand visit Wednesday in the tribal-majority district of Sahebganj, amid talk that elections to the state assembly may be announced soon. Many of the areas he is visiting are under a strong Maoist influence.
BJP accuses Congress of politicising security issuesOctober 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday accused the Congress party and its general secretary Rahul Gandhi of politicising the security issues of the country, especially the threat from Maoist guerrillas. "The Congress party has been trying to give a political colour to the issues concerned with the security of the country.
Rahul blames media for Dalit tag to his village visitsOctober 7th, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - The media had thrust a Dalit "frame" on his visits to poor districts of the country, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi said here Wednesday while stressing that he did not believe in the caste system and only saw people as human beings. I see myself going to a human being's house.
No army involvement in anti-Maoist operations: ChidambaramSeptember 25th, 2009 RANCHI - There was no proposal to involve the army in anti-Maoist operations, Home Minister P. Chidamabaram said here Friday.
Maoist leader arrested in Jharkhand with landminesSeptember 13th, 2009 RANCHI - A Maoist commander was arrested with nine landmines in Jharkhand's Latehar district Sunday, police said. "On a tip-off, we raided the jungle area under Barwadih police station jurisdiction in Latehar.
Chhattisgarh not taking development to Maoist areas: Rahul GandhiAugust 21st, 2009 RAIPUR - Maoist violence was continuing in certain parts of the country because development was not reaching the troubled areas, particularly in states like Chhattisgarh, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi said here Friday. Accusing Chhattisgarh's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government of failing to reach the fruits of development to vast Maoist-hit areas, Gandhi said: "If the government fails to reach people, then problem begins, and this is the case in Chhattisgarh."
"See how Andhra Pradesh tackled the Maoist problem, it actually took the central government welfare schemes to problem-hit areas, but in Chhattisgarh the government is not reaching trouble-hit areas," the Congress leader told a press conference here.
Use up money meant to counter Maoists: ChidambaramAugust 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Ahead of an upcoming offensive against the Maoists in seven affected states, Home Minister P. Chidambaram Tuesday expressed concern over the under-utilisation of funds made available to counter the rebels.
India confident of crushing terrorism, says PMAugust 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Saturday asserted he was confident that India would crush terrorism with the help of everyone. Speaking from the Red Fort on India's independence day, Manmohan Singh said that violence and terror could not be accepted in a democratic set up.
Raman Singh meets state's top cops, urges end to infightingJuly 31st, 2009 RAIPUR - Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh Friday drove to the state's police headquarters here, held a closed-door meeting with top officials and urged them to check infighting within the force. Singh stunned top police officials when he reached the headquarters along with state Home Minister Nankiram Kanwar and chief secretary P.
No politics involved in helping Maoist-affected states: MoilyJune 22nd, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - The centre is helping Maoist-affected states in every possible way, union Law Minister M. Veerappa Moily said here Monday, adding that the UPA government did not "dabble in politics" on such a serious issue.
One Maoist rebel killed in JharkhandJune 11th, 2009 RANCHI - One Maoist rebel was killed in a gun battle with security forces in Palamau district of Jharkhand Thursday morning, police said. According to the police, the gun battle took place near Semra village of Palamau district which is around 220 Km from Ranchi.
Rahul Gandhi's visit to Maoist stronghold cancelledApril 17th, 2009 BHOPAL - Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi's plan to visit Madhya Pradesh's Maoist-affected Balaghat district has been called off after an intelligence warning that his life could be in danger, party sources said here Friday. 'We had planned to hold Rahul Gandhi's rally in Balaghat in reply to the one held by BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) leader L.K.
Hard-hitting Varun vs softspoken RahulMarch 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - With Varun Gandhi's alleged communal tirade fetching him unprecedented publicity, some leaders of his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) can't stop comparing him with his more famous cousin Rahul Gandhi. 'Let's send the hard-hitting Varun after Rahul,' quipped one at the party office, even though the BJP has officially distanced itself from Varun's alleged hate speech against Muslims in Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh.
Strengthen intelligence system to fight Maoist menace: ChidambaramJanuary 30th, 2009 RANCHI - While assuring the Jharkhand government of all possible help in tackling the Maoist problem, union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said here Saturday that there was need to 'fill the vacancies' in the special branch of the state's police force.
Long-term planning needed to tackle Maoism: Raman SinghDecember 25th, 2008 RAIPUR - Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh said here Friday that a long-term action plan was needed on 'security and development' to address the Maoist insurgency. 'Chhattisgarh is viewed as a model state in the country in handling Maoist insurgency which is a national problem.
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