In the backdrop of killing of Congress leaders in a Maoist attack in Bastar district in Chhattisgarh on 25th last month, the Prime Minister has convened an all party-meeting this evening to discuss ways to tackle Naxal menace.

It is expected to chalk out a consensus among all political stake holders on the strategy to deal with the challenge posed by Left wing extremism. Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde will also address the meeting.

A decision in this connection was taken at the meeting of the UPA Coordination Committee last week at the Prime Minister's residence. It was attended by Congress President Sonia Gandhi, NCP President Sharad Pawar, National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah and IUML chief E Ahamed.

Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh had told the Chief Minister's Conference on Internal Security on Friday that the government's two-pronged anti-Maoist strategy of sustained operations and addressing development issues needed to be strengthened.

AIR correspondent reports, Naxals had ambushed a convoy of Congress leaders in Bastar district last month, killing 27 people including PCC chief Nand Kumar Patel, his son Dinesh, senior Congress leader Mahendra Karma and ex-MLA Uday Mudaliyar.