Jharkhand is facing a major problem in execution of developmental projects as many officials posted at the block level "abdicate" offices for fear of left wing extremism (LWE). "During interaction with Block Development Officers(BDOs)I was informed that officials abdicate offices either out of fear of them or in the name of Maoists," Chief Secretary R S Sharma said today.
"Abdicating offices will not help, and at no cost one should abdicate office because the bad elements will dominate," Sharma told a press conference here. The district deputy commissioners and superintendents of police were directed to ensure security if any official has specific problem, the chief secretary said.
The state headquarters was monitoring the impediments, he said. Recognising that the LWE has been a big problem in the developmental process and that the state was not in a 'denial mode', he said contractors were not turning up for road construction in the naxal-infested Latehar district.
"We have called them (contractors) and assured security so that they can ensure construction work because connectivity is the main thing to have access to mitigate the problem (extremism)," Sharma said.
Stating that there should not be any vacuum-like situation following abdication of officials and other problems, the chief secretary said to effectively deal with the LWE the existing Jharkhand Jaguar was being trained on the model of greyhounds in Andhra Pradesh.
Besides incentives and other things, he said, stress was being given on better investigation, prosecution and conviction of the arrested accused, both Maoists and other criminals. "We are confident that all these initiatives will control the problem slowly," Sharma said.
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