CPI (Maoist) reiterates its offer for peace talks, calls for immediate halt to Operation Kagar
Reiterating that the CPI (Maoist) is ready for peace talks, the banned outfit's North-West Sub-Zonal Bureau has renewed its call for halting the ongoing offensive against Maoists by security forces, which it called a 'surround and destroy' operation along the Chhattisgarh-Telangana border.
A statement purportedly issued by Rupesh of the CPI (Maoist) called upon the government to stop the ongoing 'Operation Kagar' for one month to create a favourable environment for peace talks for the peaceful resolution of the problem through dialogue. The CPI (Maoist) Central Committee has already released letters expressing our party's readiness for peace talks as per the wish of all, he said, adding that the government's intention appears to be 'something else'.
He said, 'Despite the opportunity to peacefully resolve the problem through dialogue, the government is trying to resolve it through repression and force.'
'As a consequence, the major offensive by security forces started on Bijapur-Telangana border. This has to be halted immediately and the security forces should be withdrawn,' Rupesh added.
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