New Delhi:
The venue is the same, the topic is Naxalism, but is the government at the top speaking in different voices? Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today termed Left wing extremism as ",the most serious internal security threat",, a day after Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil said that the Naxal situation is being blown out of proportion.
Singh, while addressing the top police brass of the country, said ",the threat posed by Left Wing Extremism perhaps the most serious internal security threat that the country face.
",It is evident that despite the efforts that have, and are being made, the measures taken so far have not yielded desired results.the inability of intelligence agencies and the police to obtain pinpointed and actionable intelligence and in time - has enabled these outfits to carry out some high-profile attacks.",
The remarks of the Prime Minister came a day after Patil had told the same gathering that the picture of Naxalism in India was not given correctly.
",On occasions, it is said that 10 states in India, nearly 180 districts in states, are affected. It means that one third of the country is affected. If one village in a district is affected, it is treated that one district is affected. It does not mean that all the villages in that district are affected.
",If one or two districts of a state are affected, it does not mean that all districts in the state are affected,", the Home Minister had said.