04-16-2010, 04:28 AM
The split in the Congress on Maoists was wide open as both Houses of Parliament discussed the Dantewada incident on Thursday and majority of the party MPs differed with Home Minister P Chidambaramââ¬â¢s policy of treating the menace purely as a law and order issue.
Though the Congress has been maintaining that there are no real differences within the party over the Govern-mentââ¬â¢s policy on Naxalism, the partyââ¬â¢s MPs in both the Houses emphasised that it was mainly a socio-economic problem. Andhra Pradesh MP K Keshava Rao even quoted general secretary Rahul Gandhi to make the point that the Government should first initiate development schemes and then start dialogue process with the Maoists. http://www.dailypioneer.com/249535/Cong-...-open.html
Though the Congress has been maintaining that there are no real differences within the party over the Govern-mentââ¬â¢s policy on Naxalism, the partyââ¬â¢s MPs in both the Houses emphasised that it was mainly a socio-economic problem. Andhra Pradesh MP K Keshava Rao even quoted general secretary Rahul Gandhi to make the point that the Government should first initiate development schemes and then start dialogue process with the Maoists. http://www.dailypioneer.com/249535/Cong-...-open.html