Praja Rajyam woos former Naxals

Praja Rajyam Party would strive to ensure a peaceful life for the rebels who have quit Naxal movement, Chiranjeevi's younger brother and party's youth wing leader Pavan Kalyan said.

Praja Rajyam Party (PRP) would strive to ensure a peaceful life for the rebels who have quit Naxal movement, Chiranjeevi's younger brother and party's youth wing leader Pavan Kalyan said on Tuesday.

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"I can simply announce that we will lift all cases against you if we come to power. But we should abide by the legal process. So, I say that we will definitely try to find a way out so that you can lead a peaceful life," Kalyan, chief of PRP's youth wing 'Yuva Rajyam', said.

Kalyan, himself a popular actor, was addressing a convention of former Naxalites in Hyderabad.

A large number of former rebels are set to join the fledgling party.

Assembly elections in Andhra Pradesh are due along with Lok Sabhs polls scheduled in April-May.