New Delhi: The government on Friday admitted that violence in the country was still at an "unacceptably high level" and reminded militant groups of the futility of armed movement saying only talks can bring solution to their
problems.
"Violence is still at an unacceptably high level and every effort will be made to contain violence," Home Minister P Chidambaram said at a press conference.
The Home Minister said militant groups would be prevailed upon, through judicious mix of police action and developmental action, to realise the futility of violence and that the only way to resolve differences in a democratic society is through talks.
"In any democratic society that wants a peaceful atmosphere, containment of violence is always the buzzword. We have to bring down violence near zero level and make people understand the futility of violence. Nobody is going to over
throw the state by violence. So, it is a completely futile method to achieve one's goal," he said.
Asked what will be his priority in the new year, Chidambaram said in 2012, capacity building would continue to be the buzz word and it would take two to three years, to reach a capacity where government can say that it can meet the
challenges.
"But when the adversaries increase their capacity, obviously we have to match their capacity too. The second watch word would be settlements or talks leading to agreement with larger number of groups. I think it is possible to reach
settlements with at least four groups in 2012," he said.
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