Addressing a function in Kolkata on July 29, West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacherjee stated that the state government would tackle the Maoists operating in the state ‘politically’ and ‘ideologically’ and would not ban them1.

• 1. “Bengal not to ban Maoists, says Buddhadeb,” Indian Express, July 30, 2008, at http://www.indianexpress.com/story/342015.html