By NNN-Bernama,
New Delhi : The government on Thursday said it is ready to “revisit” issues like land acquisition, structure of government and tribal rights raised by the Maoists but for that the Naxals have to abjure violence and come for talks, the Press Trust of India (PTI) reported.
“There are genuine concerns which we can’t dismiss. Issues like land acquisition, tribal rights, structure of government. They (Maoists) feel that the existing system of government is not doing enough for the poor. We are ready to revisit them but they first have to abjure violence,” Home Minister P Chidambaram told a function organised by UTV-Bloomberg.
He said violence has no place in a democratic country like India and so the Maoists should abjure bloodshed and come for talks with the government to solve their problems.
“These problems are solvable,” he said.
Chidambaram, however, said 90 per cent of the people in the country were not affected by the present turmoil.
He said many neighbouring countries, particularly,Bangladesh, were very cooperative of late and offering help to deal problems like insurgency in the northeast.
The home minister said India was now better prepared, than a year ago, to deal with any terror situation and if the terrorists strike again, its action will be “swift and decisive”.
Chidambaram said every one should understand that India lives in a neighbourhood which is epicenter of terrorism and it was adjusting itself to deal with the situation on its own way.
On the economic situation, the former finance minister said the country was progressing well despite world economy facing recession.
“Not a single bank in India collapsed in the last one year whereas at least 100 banks in the United States had collapsed during that time,” he said.
The home minister said the young population of the country was a great advantage for its economic progress compared to China, whose population was aging due to its one child policy.
Our population is young, better educated, better skilled, better motivated, mobile and ready to take any challenge, he said.
“We will be a developed country soon,” he said.