Banning Maoists no solution: Lalu

RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Tuesday said the Centres decision to ban Maoists was not a solution and called for an all-party meeting to discuss threadbare the measures to be taken to end the problem. Banning the Maoists is neither a solution nor treatment. It is a delicate issue which cannot be resolved with application of force, the former railway minister told reporters here.

Noting that the root of the problem was in poverty and non-development,he said representatives of the misguided Maoist rebels should be invited for a dialogue to end the problem.