Eastern Zonal Council meeting to discuss interstate relation, security matters

A meeting of the Eastern Zonal Council, which began here Monday morning, will discuss issues related to interstate relations and security matters, including the Maoist menace.

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, who arrived here Sunday, is attending the meet along with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das and Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Modi.

Official sources said the meeting will discuss ways to combat the Maoist threat in the region.

The West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) unit had on Sunday urged Singh to take forward its demand for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the killing of students and party workers in Islampur and Purulia, respectively, during his meeting with Banerjee.

(With inputs from agencies.)