Maoists have to abjure violence for talks: Chidambaram

New Delhi, Oct 23 (PTI) The Centre can advice the state
governments to talk to Maoists if the ultras abjure violence,
Home Minister P Chidambaram said on Friday.
"CPI (Maoist) must abjure violence.They have to abjure
violence and then we can work out the process (of talks) and
then we will advice the state governments to talk to them.
"We can help the state governments to talk to them. But
first they have to abjure violence," he said on the sidelines
of the 48th raising day of ITBP.
On terror funding, he said, "You can't have a plan to
restrict terror funding. We have tracked three to four cases
where we suspect funds have been used to finance the
terrorists. They are under investigation. I can't disclose
anything more".
Asked about the quitting of a judge in Pakistan dealing
with the Mumbai attacks cases, Chidambaram shot back, "Why are
you surprised? I am not surprised".
On bail to women Maoists leading to the release of
abducted police officer Atindranath Dutta in West Bengal,
Chidambaram said, "This is a decision that the West Bengal
government is competent to take".
"I am not required to advice the Bengal government one
way or the other", he said, when asked about the state
government's decision to not oppose the bail application of
women Maoists. PTI ACB
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