Patna: Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar Reached Delhi to participate in a high level review meeting on Saturday left wing extremism (LWE) will be held in the national capital on Sunday in 10 Maoist-affected states.
A meeting called by the Union Home Ministry will be held in Delhi Vigyan Bhawan Where are the Chief Ministers of 10 Maoist affected states Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha. Andra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttar PradeshKerala, Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal – or their representatives will talk in detail about the Maoist scenario in their respective states, a Bihar government official told TOI in Delhi on Saturday.
The official said that Union Home Minister Amit Shah will preside over the high-level meeting.
Sources said Nitish Kumar will apprise the Union minister about the current situation of Left Wing Extremism in Bihar and seek the Centre’s help in the fight against the Maoists. As per official records, currently only four districts in Bihar—Gaya, Aurangabad, Jamui, Lakhisarai—are Maoist-affected. Sources said that the Bihar Chief Minister will also seek financial assistance for carrying out special development works in the districts affected by Left Wing Extremism.
A similar review meeting on Left Wing Extremism is convened by the Union Home Ministry every year. But the meeting could not take place last year (in 2020) due to the COVID-19 related lockdown and other restrictions, a Bihar government official said.
Addressing a similar review meeting on LWE at Vigyan Bhawan in 2019, Nitish Kumar had said that under the federal structure of the country, the Center has to itself “only a critical role” by throwing the ball in the court of the states to be effective. cannot impute. Action to neutralize the threat of Left Wing Extremism, which has emerged as a challenge to internal security.
“If effective steps are to be taken in real sense, then discussions with state governments alone will not suffice. The Center will also need to take concrete steps. There will be a need to continue with the financial grants for schemes initiated in the past such as – special infrastructure scheme, modernization of police forces and their size and scope will need to be widened,” Nitish told a review meeting on Left Wing Extremism in August 2019. Addressing said. New Delhi in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Chief Ministers of some other Left Wing Extremism affected states.
A meeting called by the Union Home Ministry will be held in Delhi Vigyan Bhawan Where are the Chief Ministers of 10 Maoist affected states Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha. Andra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttar PradeshKerala, Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal – or their representatives will talk in detail about the Maoist scenario in their respective states, a Bihar government official told TOI in Delhi on Saturday.
The official said that Union Home Minister Amit Shah will preside over the high-level meeting.
Sources said Nitish Kumar will apprise the Union minister about the current situation of Left Wing Extremism in Bihar and seek the Centre’s help in the fight against the Maoists. As per official records, currently only four districts in Bihar—Gaya, Aurangabad, Jamui, Lakhisarai—are Maoist-affected. Sources said that the Bihar Chief Minister will also seek financial assistance for carrying out special development works in the districts affected by Left Wing Extremism.
A similar review meeting on Left Wing Extremism is convened by the Union Home Ministry every year. But the meeting could not take place last year (in 2020) due to the COVID-19 related lockdown and other restrictions, a Bihar government official said.
Addressing a similar review meeting on LWE at Vigyan Bhawan in 2019, Nitish Kumar had said that under the federal structure of the country, the Center has to itself “only a critical role” by throwing the ball in the court of the states to be effective. cannot impute. Action to neutralize the threat of Left Wing Extremism, which has emerged as a challenge to internal security.
“If effective steps are to be taken in real sense, then discussions with state governments alone will not suffice. The Center will also need to take concrete steps. There will be a need to continue with the financial grants for schemes initiated in the past such as – special infrastructure scheme, modernization of police forces and their size and scope will need to be widened,” Nitish told a review meeting on Left Wing Extremism in August 2019. Addressing said. New Delhi in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Chief Ministers of some other Left Wing Extremism affected states.
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