India, Oct. 5 -- Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday ruled out talks with Maoists, asking them to lay down weapons by accepting the government's "lucrative surrender and rehabilitation policy". "They [Maoists] should shun violence, join the mainstream, and become part in the development of Bastar," Shah said at the "Bastar Dussehra Lokotsav" and "Swadeshi Mela" in Jagdalpur, the headquarters of Chhattisgarh's Bastar district. Reiterating the Centre's deadline to eliminate Maoism by March 31, 2026, he said: "Some people have called for talks [with Maoists]... What is there to talk about? Come forward and lay down your weapons."HTC...