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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Interlocutors send note to West Bengal government, Maoists by Marcus Dam

Interlocutors send note to West Bengal government, Maoists by Marcus Dam

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published Published on Oct 26, 2011   modified Modified on Oct 26, 2011

The team of interlocutors appointed by the West Bengal Government to explore the possibility of peace talks with the Maoists has submitted a note on the discussions.

The note was sent to the Government and the State leadership of the Communist Party of India (Maoist). It “summarises the discussions” the interlocutors had with both the sides since it was formed in July.

Implicit in the note are the views of the interlocutors on taking the process for negotiations forward.

“Both the sides are now free to add, reject or make alterations to the note which is only a summarisation of the discussions that have taken place with us. If they agree to it they can let us know……An agenda for discussions between the two sides to take the peace process forward could then be drawn up,” key interlocutor Sujato Bhadra told The Hindu on Tuesday.

“Operations by the joint security forces should be suspended, while there should be a cessation of hostilities by the Maoists. Only then can there be an atmosphere conducive for talks and for mutual trust between the two sides,” he said.

This “pre-condition” finds mention in the note. “If there is an agreement on these lines then discussions [between the State government and the Maoists] can take place in the future,” Mr. Bhadra asserted.

Safe custody

The interlocutors would take the responsibility of bringing the Maoists to the negotiating table as long as the State government ensured the rebels safe custody, he added.

The note reiterates that both the State and the Maoists are keen to ensure peace in the State's Jangalmahal region, where the rebels have been active.

The note was sent to the parties concerned two days after the expiry of seven-day deadline given to the Maoists on October 15 by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to lay down their arms and come for negotiations and against the backdrop of ample evidence that her government was still open to discussions with the rebels.

As for the Maoists, their offer earlier this month for a ceasefire in the Jangalmahal region — on the condition that operations by the joint security forces are suspended for a month — had been communicated by the interlocutors to the Chief Minister at a meeting convened by the latter on October 18.

Other demand

The Maoists had also demanded that the police as well as armed outfits such as the “Bhairab Bahini,” which they claim is patronised by the Trinamool Congress, stop attacking them.

The Hindu, 26 October, 2011, http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/article2572222.ece


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