New Delhi, June 6 (TIWN) Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday held a high-level meeting to discuss internal security and Maoist issues. It was attended by National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval, Intelligence Bureau chief Rajiv Jain, Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba, Joint Secretary (Naxals) and other senior Home Ministry officials.

At the 40-minute meeting, Shah was apprised of the country's internal security situation, specifically in Maoist-affected states where periodical attacks have claimed lives of dozens of paramilitary personnel and civilians.

Sources said among the things discussed was initiating action to choke the funding sources of the Maoists and to seize the assets of their leaders.

Maoists remain a major challenge for the Home Ministry, despite former Home Minister Rajnath Singh's claim that they have been pushed back with newly-built infrastructure and violence in Maoist-infested areas has declined by over 60 per cent.