Naxal menace in the country can be controlled through a proper dialogue between the Government and the ultras, Madhya Pradesh Congress vice president has said.
“I feel that a solution to the Naxalite problem can be achieved only if there is some dialogue,” laxman Singh told reporters on Sunday evening.
The ‘blame game’ and ‘guns’ would not help in resolving the vexed issue, laxman said, adding that there was a need to rise above politics in such matters.
He said it was unbelievable that any politician could be behind the May 25 deadly Naxalite attack in Chhattisgarh's Bastar district in which 28 people, including the neighbouring state's senior Congress leaders, were killed.
“In India, politics has not gone down to such a mean level,” said laxman, who is younger brother of Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh.
The leader also expressed his wish to contest the Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections, slated around year-end, from the Chachoda seat in Guna district.
However, he would abide by the party's decision and contest from wherever he is given a ticket, Singh added.
laxman believes that if the BJP has to oust from power than senior Congress leaders should take on BJP big wigs in the assembly elections.
“Senior Congress leaders should contest against the ministers and other senior leaders of the BJP if the party wishes to retain power in the state,” said Singh.
“I am ready to contest against culture minister laxmikant Sharma from Sironj if party provides me ticket,” he added. He said that if the state Congress president contests election against chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan from Budhni than the contest would be interesting.
laxman had left the Congress in 2004 and after joining the BJP contested the 2004 lok Sabha election successfully on its ticket from Rajgarh. However, he failed to retain the seat in 2009 elections, he returned to Congress early this year.