Guwahati: Concerned over rise in militant attacks in Assam, Union Home Minister P Chidambram on Monday reviewed the situation in the state and directed security forces to finetune their operational strategy.
Chidambaram, who had visited Guwahati on New Year day when serial blasts claimed five lives and left several wounded, discussed the security scenario with the state's Home Secretary and Police DG, sources said.
Union Home Secretary Madhukar Gupta and other senior officials of the ministry in charge of the north eastern region were also present at the nearly three-hour meeting.
During his Guwahati visit the Home Minister had warned that no quarter would be given to militancy.
Today's meeting came in the backdrop of the broad guidelines given to the Army, para-military forces and Assam Police, which together constitute the Unified Command formed to combat insurgency in the state.
The meeting fine tuned the strategy to be adopted by the operations group to take on the insurgents who have been threatening the country's integrity and sovereignty, the sources said.
Source: www.mid-day.com
Chidambaram, who had visited Guwahati on New Year day when serial blasts claimed five lives and left several wounded, discussed the security scenario with the state's Home Secretary and Police DG, sources said.
Union Home Secretary Madhukar Gupta and other senior officials of the ministry in charge of the north eastern region were also present at the nearly three-hour meeting.
During his Guwahati visit the Home Minister had warned that no quarter would be given to militancy.
Today's meeting came in the backdrop of the broad guidelines given to the Army, para-military forces and Assam Police, which together constitute the Unified Command formed to combat insurgency in the state.
The meeting fine tuned the strategy to be adopted by the operations group to take on the insurgents who have been threatening the country's integrity and sovereignty, the sources said.
Source: www.mid-day.com
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