Hyderabad, April 27 -- Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy held a meeting with the Peace Talks Committee on Sunday, April 27, at his residence with regard to calling for a ceasefire with the Maoists who have been at war with the nation for decades.

The members of Peace Talks Committee appealed to the Telangana chief minister to take the initiative to hold peace talks between the Union Government and Maoists. The committee also requested the CM to convince the Centre for a ceasefire, said a press release from Revanth Reddy's office.

The CM, according to the release, told the committee members that the Telangana government is looking at Naxalism or at the Maoists only from a social perspective. The government does not consider it as ...