Maoists have formed committee to build base in Gujarat:Union minister

New Delhi, 20 December 2011

According to detail given by union minister of state in the the ministry of Home affairs Shri Jitendra Singh in Lok Sabha, CPI(Maoist) have formed a ‘Golden Corridor Committee’ to build its base in the industrial areas of Gujarat and Maharashtra.

Replying to a question asked by Shree Samir Bhujbal ‘whether there is any report regarding Maoists forming a Golden Corridor Committee to build their base in the industrial areas of Gujarat and Maharashtra’, the minister said, “according to the available reports, CPI (Maoist) have formed a ‘Golden Corridor Committee’ to build its base in the industrial areas of Gujarat and Maharashtra.”

When asked about the steps being taken by the Union Government to check the Maoist activities in these regions, the minister replied: ‘Police’ and ‘Public Order’ being State subjects, action with respect to maintenance of law and order lies primarily in the domain of the State Governments concerned. The Central Government has a holistic approach towards combating Left Wing Extremist(LWE) wherein it supplements the efforts of the State Governments over a wide range of issues including deployment of CAPF’s, assistance in implementation of development schemes, improving governance and capacity building by the States in various areas. It is the belief of the Government of India that a combination of calibrated police action, focused development efforts and improvement in governance will yield the desired results against LWE.