We’ll review our strategy to tackle left-wing extremism: Home Minister Rajnath Singh
The minister, who visited Raipur, condemned the ‘cowardly’ act in which 25 CRPF personnel were killed.

The Centre will review its strategy to tackle left-wing extremism, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said in Raipur on Tuesday, a day after 25 personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force were killed in an encounter with Maoists in Sukma, reported PTI. Singh, who arrived in the Chhattisgarh capital at 10.30 am, visited the injured personnel at the Ramkrishna Care Hospital. He was accompanied by Chief Minister Raman Singh and Minister of State for Home Affairs Hansraj Ahir.
Singh also visited the headquarters of the 4th battalion of the Chhattisgarh Armed Force in the Mana camp area, where a wreath-laying ceremony was held for the personnel who were killed.
Raipur: Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh meet injured CRPF personnel, at Ramkrishna Care Hospital #Sukma pic.twitter.com/plgCoulflz
— ANI (@ANI_news) April 25, 2017
The home minister said that he had called a meeting of the governments of states affected by Maoist violence on May 8, ANI reported. Describing the Sukma attack as a “cowardly act”, he said the Centre and states would work together against left-wing extremism. “It is an act of desperation. Such groups are anti-development,” Singh said.
We have decided to revise our LWE strategy if need be,have called a meeting of officials of various state govts on May 8th: HM Rajnath Singh pic.twitter.com/Y2kX7v73NY
— ANI (@ANI_news) April 25, 2017
Cowardly act, Centre and state Govts will together work and take action. This is an act of desperation:Home Minister Rajnath Singh #Sukma pic.twitter.com/SZ6NnRxQlA
— ANI (@ANI_news) April 25, 2017
HM Rajnath Singh, Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh & MoS Home Hansraj Ahir pay tribute to 25 CRPF Personnel who lost their lives in #Sukma pic.twitter.com/SL7OUKOSJE
— ANI (@ANI_news) April 25, 2017
Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh at Wreath laying ceremony of 25 CRPF Personnel who lost their lives in #Sukma pic.twitter.com/ZZBych0e4h
— ANI (@ANI_news) April 25, 2017
Pictures of 25 CRPF personnel who lost their lives in #Sukma Naxal attack yesterday pic.twitter.com/o6gnS6bxIR
— ANI (@ANI_news) April 25, 2017
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Home Affairs has sought a report from the CRPF on what went wrong in Sukma, an India Today report said. The ministry believed that the attack pointed to a leadership failure and a need for operations in Maoist-hit regions to be overhauled, the report quoted sources as saying.