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A day after the Maoists’ bandh marked by bloodshed, uneasy calm continued in the state even as the Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) pressurised the government to halt encounters and resume dialogue with the militants.
Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, sought details of the exchange of fire in Karimnagar yesterday, in which a student was killed in police firing.
Meanwhile, in an isolated incident, the Naxalites blew up a telephone exchange in Perur village in Devarakadra mandal in Mahaboobnagar district in the early hours today.
On the other hand, TRS’s efforts for resumption of talks between the government and the Naxalites continued, with some of its ministers holding a meeting on the issue with PCC chief K. Keshava Rao at his residence earlier in the day. TRS ministers submitted a memorandum to the PCC chief, asking him to play an active role in defusing the tension.
Kesava Rao reiterated that government was committed to continue the dialogue with the Naxalites.
