Monday, January 17 2005 18:09 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Hyderabad: In a dramatic development, naxalite groups in Andhra Pradesh today (Jan 17, 2005) said they were withdrawing from the peace talks accusing the Congress Government of continuing with 'fake police encounters' in the State.

The announcement came soon after the State Cabinet decided to go ahead with second round of peace talks.

"It is clear that the Government is bent upon suppressing the revolutionary movement by eliminating our cadre in fake encounters. After realising this conspiracy, we have decided to withdraw from talks," the CPI (Maoist) secretary Ramakrishna and CPI (ML-Janasakthi group) leader Amar and other leaders of extremist outfits said in a statement in Hyderabad.