HM convenes CM’s meet to fine tune anti-Naxal operation

New Delhi, January 28: The Centre today said anti-Naxal operations will continue till the extremists agree to talks, adding it has convened a meeting of Chief Ministers of four Naxal affected states in Kolkata next month to fine tune the joint operations.

A Home Ministry spokesperson said the meeting, scheduled for February nine is to fine tune coordination for the inter-state joint operation against the left-wing extremism.

It would be attended by Chief Ministers of Jharkhand, Orissa, West Bengal and Bihar.

Union Home Minister P Chidambaram had today held a meeting with Jharkhand CM Shibu Soren here and later said anti-Naxal operations would stop only if the left-wing extremists abjure violence and decide to come to the negotiation table.

–Agencies