Home Minister condemns attack on police in Chhattisgarh

Hyderabad, Mar 15 (UNI) Andhra Pradesh Home Minister K Jana Reddy today strongly condemned the Maoist attack on the Rani Bodali Police outpost in Dantevada district in Chhattisgarh in which 55 police personnel were killed.

In a statement here, Mr Reddy described the incident as a ''cowardly attack'' and said there was ''absolutely no place for violence in a democratic society.'' He said all the states should come together to fight the challenges posed by the Maoists. Any state had a duty to protect the life and property of the people and maintain law and order at any cost, he said.

Mr Reddy paid tributes to the killed policemen and conveyed his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family. He said the state would stand by the Chhattisgarh Government in countering the naxal menace.

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