Chhattisgarh attack cold blooded murder: Rajnath (Lead)

Raipur April 25 (IANS) Home Minister Rajnath Singh termed the Maoist attack on CRPF personnel in Chhattisgarh which left 25 troopers dead as a cold blooded murder saying the government will take strong action against those responsible.

Singh who visited the attack site in Sukma district earlier on Tuesday told the media here that a joint meeting of various state government officials will take place on May 8 to strengthen the strategy against the Maoists. The attack was out of desperation. They (Maoists) are against the ongoing development in the tribal areas. But we will not let them succeed he said. If needed we will revive the strategy. Hundreds of Maoists massacred the Central Reserve Police Force personnel on Monday in the bloodiest attack in the state since 2013. --IANS rup-gt-spk/ksk/vm