Mangled remains of a police vehicle that was blown up, allegedly by Maoist rebels, by using IED, while it was carrying 16 security personnel, in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra, Wednesday, May 1, 2019. It is time for our purportedly all-powerful prime minister, Narendra Modi, to take swift and stern action. Instead of resorting to slogans and dramatic speeches, he should replace the chief minister and the home minister of Maharashtra for their administrative failures. What is intriguing is that the security personnel were heading for an inspection to check the vehicles that were damaged by the Maoists earlier that day. One wonders how the security personnel were allowed to venture into the area without adequate preparation when it was clear that there was an active Maoist threat.

Source: The Telegraph May 05, 2019 07:41 UTC