Naxals ‘Our Own People’, Govt Must Hold Dialogue with them: Modi
Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi has said that Naxals are our ‘own people’ and the government must hold dialogue with them, said media reports.
“These (Naxals) are our people. We will have to explain to them that violence cannot be a solution to problems. Dialogue is the best way to solve the Naxal problem,” Modi was quoted as saying at a function in Aligarh.
It may be mentioned that the BJP advocates tough policy against the Naxals and in this backdrop, Modi’s statement is surprising, reports said.
Only yesterday, Chhattisgarh chief minister Raman Singh called the rebels ‘terrorists’.
“They are the biggest terrorists; Naxalism is a biggest challenge to the democracy. They want to capture power at gunpoint,” Singh was quoted as saying.
(Based on internet reports)
