Amit Shah, 6 Chief Ministers Review Security, Development in Maoist-Hit Areas
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Chief Ministers Naveen Patnaik, K Chandrashekar Rao, Nitish Kumar, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Uddhav Thackeray and Hemant Soren attended the meeting
Union Home Minister Amit Shah today reviewed the security situation and the implementation of development projects in Maoist-affected areas with six chief ministers and top officials of four states.
The chief ministers who attended the meeting are Naveen Patnaik (Odisha), K Chandrashekar Rao (Telangana), Nitish Kumar (Bihar), Shivraj Singh Chouhan (Madhya Pradesh), Uddhav Thackeray (Maharashtra) and Hemant Soren (Jharkhand), official sources said.
The chief ministers of West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala were also invited for the meeting. However, these four states were represented by either a state minister or top officials.
The home minister reviewed with the chief ministers and officials the security situation and ongoing operations against Maoists and development projects being carried out in Maoist-hit areas, the sources said.
