The Indian officials in the past had denied any link between ISI and Maoists but i wonder some morons in incompetent Indian police are taking the words of extortionists over the words of high ranking Indian officials in the past
No inputs to suggest Naxalite-ISI links: Govt
TNN 16 December 2008, 09:46pm IST
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NEW DELHI: In the dock for its inability to control Naxal violence, which has spread its tentacles to 13 states, the government sought to lay
responsibility on state governments for their lack of will in addressing the problem.
The Centre also denied that it had information related to the links between Pakistan\\\'s ISI and Naxal movement.
\\\"There are no inputs to suggest that the Naxals have established links with the ISI,\\\" Sriprakash Jaiswal, minister of state for home, said in Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
Parliamentarians expressed concern over the lack of cohesive action on the part of the Centre. Congress MP Naveen Jindal said 13 states were affected, 200 security personnel were killed and nearly 1,500 incidents took place every year, and the Centre needed to reconsider a way to tackle the problem.
CPM\\\'s Mohammed Saleem pointed out that 80% incidents had taken place in the states of Orissa, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Bihar and West Bengal.
Replying to the queries, Jaiswal said the Centre was taking steps to check the Naxal menace, which had emerged as a threat to national security.
The government will raise 10 Commando Battalions for Resolute Action (COBRA) in the CRPF as a specialised anti-Naxal force, Jaiswal said. In a written reply to another question, Jaiswal said the government was further strengthening and streamlining the mechanisms for intelligence gathering and sharing with a view to make them more effective and result-oriented.
Steps were also being taken for modernisation and upgrading of state police forces and their intelligence branches and providing modern weaponry, equipment and training to them, he added.
As many as 217 security personnel and 441 civilians were killed in Naxal violence and action against them till November 30. Over 1,435 incidents of Naxal violence were reported this year till November 30, Jaiswal said, adding that 1,536 Naxalites were arrested in the same period.
No inputs to suggest Naxalite-ISI links: Govt - India - The Times of India