Maoist-Govt talks from tomorrow

     Raipur, April 25, 2012: the stage is all set for the first ever talk between the Chhattisgarh Government and the Maoists tomorrow for the early release of Sukma District Collector Alex V F Paul Menon V, who was kidnapped by Maoists on April 21.

     The state government interlocutor Nirmala Buch would be arriving later in the day from Bhopal to join with Suyogya Kumar Misra in diffusing the current situation where as the interlocutors for the Maoists Dr Brahma Dev Sharma and Prof G Haragopal would be arriving tomorrow, officials told ChhattisgarhTopNews.Com.

     After arriving of both the sides, the significant talk would be started at Raipur for the early release of Menon, they said.

     Meanwhile, official sources said Chhattisgarh Chief Secretary Sunil Kumar had spoken to Sharma about his date and time of arrival at Raipur.

     When Sharma would be arriving from Delhi, Prof Haragopal would be coming from Hyderabad.

     Official sources also said the Chief Minister and his team would be meeting Buch and Misra this evening to discuss the matter of abduction of the 2006 batch IAS.

     When Menon was on a tour of the Majhipara area in Sukma District on April 21 during Gram Suraj Abhiyan, he was confronted by the Maoists guerrilla and after exchange of fire, the civil servant was kidnapped by Maoists after killing both his body guards.