Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh on Wednesday termed Naxals as the biggest terrorists and said, there cannot be a soft line to deal with them. <br/><br/>He however disfavoured use of air power to combat the menace. He attributed the recent spurt in the Naxal violence to frontal operations by the security forces in the Chhattisgarh. <br/><br/>He said, the ultras have killed more than 1000 civilians and more than 650 policemen besides blowing up 132 electric towers, 106 school buildings and three hospitals in the state. <br/><br/>Talking to reporters after the meeting with the Planning commission on Wednesday evening, he said that the Naxal menace can be effectively dealt with through close coordination between the Centre and the states.<br/><br/>The Congress on Wednesday said that the nation is one on the issue. Party spokesman Abeshiekh Sighvi said that Centre will provide all support to the affected states. He, however, made it clear that the states have to take a lead to deal with the menace. <br/><br/>BJP has supported a multipronged approach to deal with the grave internal security threat. A statement issued by the party urged the Centre to provide all possible assistance to the states in this regard.<br/><br/>The CPI has opposed the idea of using Air Force to fight Maoists.