By IANS,
Raipur: Maoists have been stepping up their war against the state with the aim of usurping power in Delhi at gunpoint, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh said Tuesday.
Replying to a day-long debate over an adjournment motion in the state assembly, Singh said: “Their (Maoists) aim is not Chhattisgarh, their aim is Delhi where they want transfer of power at gunpoint”.
During the debate, the Raman Singh-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in the state was attacked by the opposition for its failure to stop repeated deadly attacks by Maoists.
The debate began at 11.30 a.m. and stretched up to 7.30 p.m.
Raman Singh praised Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Home Minister P. Chidambaram for extending all support to the state for battling Left-wing extremism.
Responding to the Congress-moved motion seeking his resignation, Raman Singh said: “I will not run away from responsibility by resigning over Maoist attacks. I am committed to finish off Maoists.”