No mandate to use Army against Naxals: Chidambaram

Cautioning against any 'knee-jerk' reactions to yesterday's 'savage' attack by the Maoists, Home Minister P Chidambaram on day said the government may have to 'revisit' the mandate on use of Air Force in the offensive against Naxalites. Maintaining that a 'war' has been thrust on government, he told a press conference here that 'at this moment we must remain calm and hold our nerves' in our campaign to rid India of the grave threat of Maoists and to save democracy. Chidambaram, who flew in....




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