Kolkata: With Maoist leader Kishenji calling
for a dialogue with the Centre, West Bengal's ruling Left
Front major CPI(M) today said he should follow procedures
set by the Union Home ministry for the matter.
"The Union Home ministry has set some procedures for the
talks. If an environment for dialogue is to be created, let
(the Maoists) appeal to the Centre as per the procedures. No
dialogue can be held in thin air," CPI(M) state secretary
Biman Bose told newsmen.
According to a section of the media, Kishenji has named
noted writer-activist Arundhati Roy and Trinamool Congress MP
Kabir Suman as his choice as interlocutors for the talks.
A section of eminent personalities led by Magsaysay
Award-winning writer Mahasweta Devi has appealed to Union Home
Minister P Chidambaram for immediate halt of anti-Maoist
operations in Lalgarh, saying that a ceasefire by all parties
and talks were necessary.
Yesterday, Kishenji had said the Maoists were in a
position to overthrow the Indian state much before 2050, a day
after Union Home Secretary G K Pillai made public that the
ultras with their army were planning to overthrow the
government by that year.
PTI
First Published: Sunday, March 07, 2010, 20:53