The Chief Ministers Conference on internal security today appealed to the misguided youth of the naxal affected states to shun violence and pursue their goals through legitimate means. A resolution adopted at the end of the conference the leaders agreed to make every effort to bring these youth into mainstream and accelerate developmental activities for the welfare of the people.

The resolution condemned the recent Naxal attack in Chhattisgarh. The resolution was moved by Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde. Terming the Naxal attack as an attack on democracy and freedom, it resolved to use all legitimate means to counter the activities of the CPI(Maoist).

Addressing the Conference, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh sought broader national consensus between the Centre, States and political parties to tackle naxal violence. Condemning the Chhattisgarh naxal attack, Dr. Singh affirmed that such violence has no place in a democracy. The Prime Minister asked the Centre and State governments to evolve concrete measures to deal with naxal violence.

Dr. Singh also hoped the State governments will cooperate fully with Centre's efforts to further strengthen defensive and offensive capabilities against Left Wing Extremists.

Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde said, terrorists are adopting high tech gadgets including satellite phones and modern equipment.

Mr. Shinde said large quantities of explosives including RDX are finding their way through porous borders into Punjab and Sikh terrorists are being trained by the ISI in Pakistan.