Maoists menace law and order problem: Army chief

Army chief V K Singh today said Maoist menace is a "law and order problem" and is being well handled by the "law and order machinery".

Army chief V K Singh today said Maoist menace is a "law and order problem" and is being well handled by the "law and order machinery".

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"So far as the Maoists are concerned, Army is not employed for the simple reason that it is still a law and order problem, it is a problem which has come up over a period of time because of various causes," he said when asked why the Army was not being deployed in Maoist-hit areas.

He said the situation was being handled well by the "law and order machinery".