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Anti-Naxal offensive delayed

	November 02, 2009

Assembly elections in Jharkhand in November and December have delayed the launch of an operation against the Maoists in the state. Given the extensive deployment of forces for the elections, the Union Home Ministry has indicated that the full-fledged coordinated operation against the Naxals would have to be deferred in and around Jharkhand. During the period leading to the polls, the central forces would carry out area-domination exercises in the state and seek to repulse any action by the Maois ...