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Open letter to the home minister

There is no overall strategic plan involving the worst affected states. Every state is implementing the anti-Maoist campaign as per its own appreciation of the ground situation. It is a compartmentalised approach — not an integrated one, writes Prakash Singh.

Updated on: Aug 24, 2010, 23:38:59 IST
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Dear Shri Chidambaram,

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The nation owes you a debt of gratitude for having understood the gravity of the Maoist problem and devising a workable strategy to counter what the prime minister has repeatedly described as the greatest threat to the internal security of the country.

The people of the country had great expectations. However, it would appear that the strategy to combat the Maoist threat is not producing the desired results — at least certainly not at the pace or with the success people expected it to. Having studied this movement from its inception, I would take the liberty of analysing the reasons why the strategy is not working:

With regards, Prakash Singh Former Director General Border Security Force

The views expressed by the author are personal

 
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