President asks Maoists to come for dialogue

New Delhi, Aug 14 (PTI) Asking Maoists to abandon the
path of violence, President of India Pratibha Patil Saturday
said they must come to the negotiating table for working out a
solution.
Addressing the nation on the eve of 64th Independence
Day, she also said terrorism poses the biggest threat to
global peace and to defeat it all nations should come together
and ensure that terrorists do not get sanctuaries and
financial assistance.
"The proponents of extreme ideologies and the followers
of Left Wing Extremism must abandon their path of violence. I
call on them to join national efforts for growth and
development," she said in the address telecast on national
television.
Maintaining that protracted development efforts will be
required in the Naxal-affected areas, Patil hoped that
everybody, including the civil society, will come forward and
move the left wing extremists in this direction.
The President said nation-building demands the ability to
work diligently and patiently, where the reward is the growth
of the nation rather than personal promotion and it requires
unity of purpose and the ability to focus on issues which
unite.
"It requires a spirit of conciliation. This is possible
when dialogue is chosen as the channel for communication. By
listening to each other, respecting each other's viewpoint and
understanding one another, we can address issues before us,"
she said.
Terming terrorism as the biggest threat to global peace,
stability and security, the President said peace was
essential, if prosperity was to be achieved and to defeat
terror, all nations of the world must work collectively.
"...so that terrorists have no sanctuaries, no training
grounds, no access to financial resources, no infrastructural
support, and no defenders of their ideology," she said.
Patil said powers have been given to those in government
for formulating policies and for implementation on the field
and it should always be remembered that this power must be
used in a responsible manner.
"Zero tolerance towards corruption and working with the
highest standards of public service will definitely result in
efficient governance systems and will have a multiplier effect
on development and growth," she said. (More) PTI NES
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