Rajnath calls for unity of purpose to tackle Naxals

​New Delhi: Calling for "unity of purpose" amongst all Maoist -affected states, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday advocated the formation of a strategic and unified command to foil attempts to "stall development and throttle democracy at gunpoint".

Inaugurating a meeting of top officials and chief ministers of 10 Naxal affected states, Rajnath spoke about the many steps to counter the guerrillas and said there should be immediate measures such as choking their finances.