Prime minister Manmohan Singh has said Naxal violence has no place in democracy and the Centre and states must work together to deal with the "very grave threat" posed by Maoists.

 

Condemning the recent Naxal attack in Chhattisgarh, he asked states to come up with some concrete measures to deal with the threat. Addressing chief ministers at the annual internal security conference, he said time has come to view the challenges of terrorism, communal violence and Left wing extremism in a holistic manner, rising above narrow, political and ideological divides.

 

"I think each one of us needs to be completely objective in our approach to these issues, acting in national interest rising above narrow political and ideological divides. I would appeal to all political parties and all sections of society to work together to find effective ways and means of meeting these grave challenges," Singh said.