<p>“I would like a short, simple statement from the Communist Party of India (Maoist) saying we will abjure violence and we are prepared for talks,” said a statement from the home minister issued here on Tuesday. <br /><br />“I would like no ifs, no buts and no conditions. I would like the statement to be faxed to 011-23093155. Once I receive the statement, I shall consult the prime minister and other colleagues and respond promptly,” the home minister’s statement added.<br />Government has not yet received any official statement from the Maoists, and can do nothing on many versions of a statement, ministry officials said. <br />Maoist leader Koteshwar Rao alias Kishenji has reportedly said that they were ready to hold talks with the Union government.<br /><br />The Maoists have declared that they would halt violence to create a suitable atmosphere for talks from February 25 to May 7, if the government at the Centre stopped anti-naxal operations. <br /></p>
<p>“I would like a short, simple statement from the Communist Party of India (Maoist) saying we will abjure violence and we are prepared for talks,” said a statement from the home minister issued here on Tuesday. <br /><br />“I would like no ifs, no buts and no conditions. I would like the statement to be faxed to 011-23093155. Once I receive the statement, I shall consult the prime minister and other colleagues and respond promptly,” the home minister’s statement added.<br />Government has not yet received any official statement from the Maoists, and can do nothing on many versions of a statement, ministry officials said. <br />Maoist leader Koteshwar Rao alias Kishenji has reportedly said that they were ready to hold talks with the Union government.<br /><br />The Maoists have declared that they would halt violence to create a suitable atmosphere for talks from February 25 to May 7, if the government at the Centre stopped anti-naxal operations. <br /></p>
