NEW DELHI: Home minister P Chidambaram on Friday said the Maoists were continuing their violent activities and had set up many kangaroo courts which brutally executed 21 persons this year after holding them guilty.
Chidambaram said the CPI (Maoist) holds courts called `Jan Adalats', tries the `accused', sentences many of them to death and executes them in full public view in order to strike terror among villagers.
Expressing concern at the development, Chidambaram said 48 `Jan Adalats' were held this year till August 31 -- up from 38 last year. "The number of persons executed has risen to 21 from 11 last year," he added.
The home minister said the Maoists continued their violent activities across Left-wing extremist-affected states and their main targets were policemen and alleged `police informers'.
He also said the Centre would finalise interlocutors for holding talks with all shades of opinion in Jammu and Kashmir "very early" but refused to give any deadline.
On reports of terror threat to the Commonwealth Games, Chidambaram said there was no security threat to the mega event. The government had earlier reiterated that there was stringent security for the entire fortnight.
Reacting to a report that terror outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba was planning to target the Games, Chidambaram said there was no basis to believe it as the report was based on an old input which was recycled. "There is no basis that Brigade 313 or (Pakistan-based wanted terrorist) Ilyas Kashmiri are targeting the Commonwealth Games... Kindly turn your attention towards the Games... enjoy the Games," he said.
The minister said security for Commonwealth Games was reviewed from time to time and around 5,000 personnel of central paramilitary forces were deployed for the Games which included BSF, CRPF and CISF.
Chidambaram said the CPI (Maoist) holds courts called `Jan Adalats', tries the `accused', sentences many of them to death and executes them in full public view in order to strike terror among villagers.
Expressing concern at the development, Chidambaram said 48 `Jan Adalats' were held this year till August 31 -- up from 38 last year. "The number of persons executed has risen to 21 from 11 last year," he added.
The home minister said the Maoists continued their violent activities across Left-wing extremist-affected states and their main targets were policemen and alleged `police informers'.
He also said the Centre would finalise interlocutors for holding talks with all shades of opinion in Jammu and Kashmir "very early" but refused to give any deadline.
On reports of terror threat to the Commonwealth Games, Chidambaram said there was no security threat to the mega event. The government had earlier reiterated that there was stringent security for the entire fortnight.
Reacting to a report that terror outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba was planning to target the Games, Chidambaram said there was no basis to believe it as the report was based on an old input which was recycled. "There is no basis that Brigade 313 or (Pakistan-based wanted terrorist) Ilyas Kashmiri are targeting the Commonwealth Games... Kindly turn your attention towards the Games... enjoy the Games," he said.
The minister said security for Commonwealth Games was reviewed from time to time and around 5,000 personnel of central paramilitary forces were deployed for the Games which included BSF, CRPF and CISF.
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