Kudos to Prime Mister for statesmanship on Naxal violence

Prime Minister's refusal to bracket Naxals with Terrorists is first major demonstration of statesmanship on this rather tricky problem.
One may argue that since naxals are indulging in violence to get their way, they at least confirm to definition of terrorists. But I believe they have not been engaged in dialog. Just unleashing the law enforcement agencies is not a solution. Most of these people come from terribly financially poor areas, and they have a grudge against police, government and "upper class" in general. Most of the Naxals are not driven by ideology.


The Nation in general does not even know what Naxal's demands are! Let their be an open dialog. Don't shy away from discussing the problems. For heaven's sake, we are a democracy!


Prime Minister showed thoughtfulness by ruling out use of armed forces against Naxals. No free nation uses armed forces on her own people. 


I hope Prime Minister will follow up by initiating an unconditional dialog with them. That will prove that we are a great democracy and can resolve our differences by open dialog.
Naxals need to be assimilated in the main stream, and an open dialog is the first step.