Khunti: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren invited Maoists and other extremists for talks, his government's first offer after taking over the reins in July.
"We are ready for a dialogue," Mr Soren said on Thursday while laying online foundations for project in Khunti district.
Mr Soren appealed to the extremists to join the mainstream and participate in the development of the state.
Twenty of the 24 districts in Jharkhand are officially naxal-hit with the police department uploading database of 16,000 naxalites and naming 19 naxal organisations, including the CPI (Maoist) and its splinter group the People's Liberation Front of India.
"We are ready for a dialogue," Mr Soren said on Thursday while laying online foundations for project in Khunti district.
Mr Soren appealed to the extremists to join the mainstream and participate in the development of the state.
Twenty of the 24 districts in Jharkhand are officially naxal-hit with the police department uploading database of 16,000 naxalites and naming 19 naxal organisations, including the CPI (Maoist) and its splinter group the People's Liberation Front of India.
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