Hyderabad, Feb. 24 -- Left parties, political parties and leaders of people's organisations on Tuesday appealed to the Central government to immediately stop 'Operation Kagar-2' and create a conducive atmosphere for Maoists to join the mainstream of public life with dignity.
They also urged Maoists to abandon armed struggle and integrate into democratic politics, while demanding withdrawal of what they termed as fabricated cases against intellectuals like Varavara Rao in the name of "urban Naxals".
The appeal was made at a round table meeting organised by the CPI State Committee at its State office, Makhdoom Bhavan, here. CPI State Secretary Koonamneni Sambasiva Rao, who chaired the meeting, said there was no need to abandon Marxism as th...