Blitz Bureau
UNION Home Minister Amit Shah has ruled out talks with the Maoists holding weapons. Addressing a Kisan Sammelan at Nizamabad in Telangana, he said that there cannot be any talks with those who killed tribals, policemen and security personnel. He asked the leftwing extremists to give up arms and join the national mainstream.
Shah reiterated the Centre’s resolve to make India free of Maoists by March 31, 2026 and asked Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy not to allow Telangana to become the den of Maoists. Shah accused the Congress Party of trying to shield Maoists and expressed the apprehension that the party may provide shelter in Telangana to Maoists who have escaped from all over the country.
He said the Maoists who want to surrender were free to do so. “Shun violence, give up arms and surrender. If you don’t surrender, we have resolved that by March 31, 2026, we will end Naxalism from this country,” he said.
“The Congress party is for talks with them. Our policy is that there will be no talks with those holding guns. Surrender, drop guns and join the national mainstream,” he said and mentioned that 10,000 people in the northeast gave up arms and joined the national mainstream.
