NEW DELHI, April 1: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will chair a meeting on April 13 of top officials of states hit by bloody Maoist attacks in renewed efforts to stem the rebellion, officials said on Friday. Mr Singh’s decision to head the meeting comes after talks between officials of the 13 states were dismissed by analysts as unproductive.
The meeting in New Delhi was chaired by federal home secretary V.K. Duggal and attended by the state officials and police personnel. “However, the April 13 meeting will be chaired by the prime minister,” Mr Duggal told reporters.—AFP
