Maoist menace not one-state problem, Munda tells PC

Ranchi: Taking exception to Union Home Minister P Chidambaram pulling up BJP-ruled Jharkhand government on its "ineffective" anti-Naxal operations, state Chief Minister Arjun Munda on Friday said the Maoist menace was not a one-state problem.

"The problem of Naxalites is not confined to one state. It's a national problem. Making such statements is tantamount to maligning the state," he told reporters here.

Replying to a query on Chidambaram's recent letter to the state charging it with failure in controlling the left wing extremism, Munda said, "We are making efforts at every level to control (the menace) and find solutions (to it)."

Repeating that the letter sent to the state was 'intended to tarnish' it, he said it was improper to politicise the issue on the basis of any particularly incident.

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