NEW DELHI, July 6 (PTI) - The government has convened a meeting of Chief Ministers of Naxal-affected States on July 14 to chalk out a cohesive strategy to counter Maoist violence and it will be addressed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
The day-long meeting of the Chief Ministers of Chhattisgarh, Orissa, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Bihar will take stock of the situation arising out of the recent Maoists violence and will fine-tune a fresh strategy being worked out to curb the Left-wing extremism, official sources said.
Jharkhand, which is under President's Rule, will be represented by its Governor.
The plan to redeploy paramilitary forces engaged in anti-Naxal operations and development schemes undertaken under the aegis of the Planning Commission are expected to be discussed threadbare.
Home Minister P Chidambaram will brief the Chief Ministers about the government's plans, seek their suggestions and discuss how to go about it.
