Aug,15, President Pratibha Patil Saturday appealed to Maoists and other extremists to abandon their path of violence and come for dialogue with the government.“The proponents of extreme ideologies and the followers of Left wing extremism must abandon their path of violence. I call on them to join national efforts for growth and development,” Patil said on the eve of India’s Independence Day.“I hope that everybody, including the civil society, will come forward and move them in this direction. Protracted developmental efforts will be needed in these areas,” she said.There are at least 36 districts in India that are Maoists-infested in states like Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Orissa and West Bengal, Patil said nation building demands the ability to work diligently and patiently and requires the purpose and ability to focus on issues which unite.“It requires a spirit of conciliation. This is possible when dialogue is chosen as the channel for communication,” she added.The president also called for zero tolerance towards corruption.“Zero tolerance towards corruption and working with the highest standards of public service will definitely result in efficient governance systems and will have a multiplier effect on development and growth,” she said.The country’s first woman president also expressed her anxiety about the “growing insensitivity” shown to each other as increasing emphasis is given to materialism.“Social consciousness is on the decline. Some social evils persist. This must change. Today is the best opportunity when ground-breaking achievements alongwith a moral and ethical renaissance can take place,” she added.
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