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Armed forces last resort against Maoists: Antony

	November 02, 2009

Defence Minister A.K. Antony on Oct 28 urged Maoist guerillas to abjure violence and said that involving armed forces in the “anti-Naxal” operations would be the last resort. “What we are demanding is that they should abjure violence - whether in West Bengal or in other areas. In our view, deployment of armed forces for internal security is the last resort,” Antony told reporters in New Delhi. Agreeing that Maoist violence had grown into a “serious threat”, Antony said it had to be tackled by t ...