Mayawati condemns Naxal attack

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati today termed the killing of CRPF jawans in the Naxal attack in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district as "unfortunate and a cowardly act".
        
"The brutal attack carried out by the Naxalites cannot be termed as justified at any cost," Mayawati said in a condolence message.
        
More than two dozen CRPF jawans hailing from the state were killed in the Naxalite attack yesterday.
        
The chief minister said that the state government was with the families of martyrs.
        
Naxalites carried out their deadliest attack yesterday killing 76 CRPF personnel after ambushing them in the thick Mukrana forests of Dantewada by triggering blasts and then opening indiscriminate fire.