No proposal before WB govt for talks with Maoists

Kolkata, Oct 31 (PTI) There was "no proposal" before
the West Bengal government for talks with Maoists, Home
Secretary Ardhendu Sen said Saturday.
"There is no proposal for talks with Maoists," Sen
said when asked to comment on Indian Home Minister P
Chidambaram's promise Friday that if Maoists halted violence,
the Indian government would persuade the state governments to
talk to them.
Asked to comment on newly raised armed wing of the
Maoists-backed People's Committee against Police Atrocities in
West Midnapore, he said "We will have to tackle this."
He said six additional companies of Central Reserve
Police Force (CRPF) would arrive in West Midnapore for
anti-Maoist operations.
On the security of state secretariat Writers'
Buildings, "There is no real Maoist threat in Kolkata. But we
are alert. There is no specific input about any security
threat to Writers' Buildings. If we find something, steps will
be taken accordingly," he added.
To a question, Sen said there was no alert from the
Centre for eastern city Kolkata on a possible Maoist attack.
PTI