Opposition parties in Chhattisgarh have come down heavily on the Bhartiya Janata Party government headed by Chief Minister Raman Singh following the death of nine Central Reserve Police Force personnel in an attack by Maoists in Sukma district on Tuesday.
Congress president Rahul Gandhi alleged that the Maoist attack reflected “a deteriorating internal security situation in the country due to flawed policies”.
Randeep Singh Surjewala, communication head of the All India Congress Committee, issued a statement here citing the number of security force personnel and civilians killed in the last four years show that Mr. Singh’s government had failed miserably in maintaining internal security.
‘State failed to act’
Mr. Surjewala said, “In last 14 years and 95 days, the Raman Singh government has failed on the internal security front. He promises swift action after every Maoist attack, however, he is yet to do anything concrete to deal with the issue.”
He said the Modi government’s directionless policies had created disquiet both internally and externally. “This attack exposes the hollow claims made by the Centre in tackling the Naxal threat in the country.”
Former State chief minister Ajit Jogi’s Janata Congress Chhattisgarh (J) party has demanded that Mr. Singh tender his resignation over the Sukma attack.
Subrat Dey, JCC spokesperson, said, “The Chief Minister was in Sukma hardly 36 hours before the attack. All the security forces in Sukma had trained their focus on Mr. Singh’s visit. The Maoists took advantage of this situation and executed the attack. The CRPF men died because of the Mr. Singh’s love for self-propaganda. He should apologise to the people of Chhattisgarh and step down.”
