Sukma, Oct. 1 -- Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma on Wednesday asked the Naxalites who are attacking teaching volunteers and hindering education in the State to stop civilian killings and surrender.

As Volunteer teachers, known as 'Shikshadoots,' are unable to access the Nav Gurukuls established by the CRPF, due to Naxal threats in Bastar, Vijay Sharma said that if the left-wing extremists want to hold talks with the government, they will have to stop the violence.

He told ANI, "Shame on those Naxalites who slit the throats of village teachers and then talk nonsense. If they want to work with the government to reach a consensus, they should stop all this. I want to say through you that civilian killings should be stopped,...