Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today sought broader national consensus between the Centre, State and political parties in efforts to tackle naxal violence . Referring to the recent naxal attack in Chhattisgarh, Dr. Singh affirmed that such violence has no place in democracy.

Addressing Chief Ministers meeting on internal security, he said, an all-party meeting has been called on the 10th of this month to come up with concrete measures to deal with naxal violence. Prime Minister asked the Centre and state governments to join hands to prevent violent incidents like the Bastar attack in Chhatissgarh.

He said the two pronged strategy of dealing firmly with violence while promoting development in naxal affected areas need to be further strengthened.
Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde condemned the recent nxal attack in Chhattisgarh and said such violence has no place in democracy.