Yet to decide on using air power against Maoists: PM
By IANSWednesday, April 7, 2010
NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday said the government reviewed from time to time various options to fight Maoists, including the use of air power.
“I think, the policy has to be reviewed from time to time in the light of experience. But we are too close to the event to take a view that the existing policy needs to be modified,” he told reporters here.
He was asked about the government’s strategy to counter the Maoists in the wake of Tuesday’s massacre of 75 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel in the forests of Chhattisgarh Tuesday.
“As of now, we have not taken any view in this direction. But all these are options, which are kept under continuous review, he said, when asked specifically about the use of air force.
Manmohan Singh spoke on the sidelines of the Padma awards at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
