Maoist violence and state ineptitude | ummid.com
Evidently, the official efforts to contain them have been inadequate. As a result, the Congress has paid a heavy price with the virtual decimation of its entire top leadership in Chhattisgarh. Although the main target of the Maoists was Congress leader Mahendra Karma, 27 others, including state Congress chief Nand Kumar Patel, were killed in cold blood.