Patna, Jan 06: Talking tough after the Munger blast that killed the Superintendent of Police and six others, Bihar government today ruled out talks with naxalites and said it
would set up a special cell to deal with the menace.
"The blast targeting the policemen has forced us to rethink how to tackle the naxalite menace. The present atmosphere is not conducive for holding talks with the naxalites," Chief Secretary K A H Subramanian told reporters here.
Police launched an intensive combing operation today and recovered 10 landmines from the explosion site in Munger where CPI(Maoist) ultras detonated a landmine by a remote control yesterday ripping apart the police vehicle which was carrying SP K C Surendra Babu and six others on their way back from an operation against the outlawed naxalites near Gangta (Bhimbandh) in Munger.
Subramanian said the explosion was a retaliatory action by the CPI(Maoist) as it had been banned by the government from holding its rally here on December 9.
In view of the ultra left menace in the state, the government was now considering setting up a special Naxal cell in the police headquarters. "We have an IG at present who supervises operations against naxalites. But we will soon have a full-fledged Naxal cell to effectively check extremist violence," he said.
Special measures were being taken to ensure fair, free and peaceful poll in the Naxal-hit areas in the state, which is scheduled to go to the hustings in February.
Bureau Report
