Don't swap, even if hostage is CM, says Raman Singh

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NEW DELHI: Chhattisgarh chief minister Raman Singh has pitched for a 'no swap for hostages' policy, saying that no Maoist should be released even if the hostage is a chief minister.

"My own view is that Maoists should not be released in exchange for hostages...not even if the chief minister is kidnapped," Singh, who is in the national capital to attend the chief ministers' meet on NCTC to be held on Saturday, told reporters. According to reports, Singh has already conveyed to the Chhattisgarh governor that no swap deal should be brokered if he is taken hostage by Maoists.

Singh also ruled out suspension of operations against Maoists, saying that it was not possible as there was no specific proposal from them offering to abjure violence. "Had they talked of a complete ceasefire and no cases of violence, we could have talked about suspending all operations," he said. Singh also made it a point to highlight the paradox of Maoists fighting against the state over neglect of tribals and, on the other hand, creating roadblocks to development by abducting a collector who was sincerely pushing development schemes in his district.

Singh's tough line on swap deals and counter-Naxal operations comes against the backdrop of release of abducted Sukma collector Alex Paul Menon by Maoists on Thursday.

Alex Paul Menon, who was transferred out of Sukma on Friday, was held captive for 12 days. No Maoist was released to secure his release and the agreement brokered by the interlocutors was limited to the promise that a permanent committee would be set up by the state government to review cases against tribals.

The panel was up and running within an hour of Menon's release and has met twice since. Singh on Friday sought formulation of a uniform policy to deal with hostage situations. "There has to be a national policy to deal with hostage crises. I will request Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to call a separate meeting of chief ministers soon to discuss such a policy," Singh told reporters.
Source http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/dont-swap-even-if-hostage-is-cm-says-raman-singh/articleshow/13004201.cms

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