NEW DELHI: Condemning the encounter of 27 Maoists, including their general secretary Nambala Kesavarao, in Chhattisgarh, CPM has asserted that the govt should accept the repeated appeals for talks from the Maoists and halt all paramilitary operations.
The party's statement comes amid Maoists refusing to commit to laying down arms as a pre-condition to talks with the govt. When asked what the party's view was on their refusal to lay down arms and how talks can be possible in such a situation, CPM general secretary M A Baby told TOI the Left party was clear that laying down arms was crucial for dialogue "but govt's tone reflects it does not want to negotiate".
"The demand for a ceasefire is aimed at creating an environment for dialogue as there are sections among Maoists who are ready to lay down arms and have talks," Baby said, explaining why the party has been pressing for halt of paramilitary operations.
"Ignoring repeated appeals from Maoists for talks, the central govt and the BJP-led Chhattisgarh state govt have chosen not to pursue a solution through dialogue. Instead, they are following an inhuman policy of killings and annihilation," CPM had said in a statement on Thursday.
Baby further said, "We have never taken such action as is being taken in Chhattisgarh which amounts to annihilation. Whether in West Bengal or LDF govts in Kerala - whenever we were in govt, we have always been restrained, and never took action unless there was a provocation, and when action was taken they were real encounters and not killings."
The party's statement comes amid Maoists refusing to commit to laying down arms as a pre-condition to talks with the govt. When asked what the party's view was on their refusal to lay down arms and how talks can be possible in such a situation, CPM general secretary M A Baby told TOI the Left party was clear that laying down arms was crucial for dialogue "but govt's tone reflects it does not want to negotiate".
"The demand for a ceasefire is aimed at creating an environment for dialogue as there are sections among Maoists who are ready to lay down arms and have talks," Baby said, explaining why the party has been pressing for halt of paramilitary operations.
"Ignoring repeated appeals from Maoists for talks, the central govt and the BJP-led Chhattisgarh state govt have chosen not to pursue a solution through dialogue. Instead, they are following an inhuman policy of killings and annihilation," CPM had said in a statement on Thursday.
Baby further said, "We have never taken such action as is being taken in Chhattisgarh which amounts to annihilation. Whether in West Bengal or LDF govts in Kerala - whenever we were in govt, we have always been restrained, and never took action unless there was a provocation, and when action was taken they were real encounters and not killings."
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