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| No 'ifs and buts' for talks |
| No 'ifs and buts' for talks with Maoists, says Chidambaram
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| INDIA
, 23-February-2010
3:37:51 AM |
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Responding to the ceasefire offer by Maoists, Government on Tuesday made it clear that it will not accept any pre-conditions for talks with "ifs and buts" and asked the militants to come out with a simple statement saying they will abjure violence.
"I would like no ifs, no buts and no conditions," Home Minister P Chidambaram said in a statement, a day after the CPI(Maoists) made a conditional ceasefire offer asking the Government to halt the offensive against them for 72 days and involve mediators for talks.
He said Government has seen many versions of a statement reportedly made by the leaders of the CPI (Maoist). "In the absence of an authentic statement, Government is unable to respond to these versions," the statement said.
Nevertheless, in order to clear the air, the Home Minister said, "I would like a short, simple statement from the CPI (Maoist) saying 'We will abjure violence and we are prepared for talks'".
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