Union Home Minister P Chidambaram today said that naxals should shun the path of violence and come forward for talks with the government. He also said naxalism cannot be bracketed with terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir and insurgency in the north-east and suggested that Maoists needed to be treated differently. The minister has made these remarks at the Army Commanders conference which got underway today. The Centre meanwhile termed as despicable act the attempts by naxal groups to recruit children to carry out armed actions against security personnel. The Centre also said it was committed to control the diabolical activities of left-wing extremists. Intelligence inputs have indicated forced recruitment of children by naxals in south Chhattisgarh. The Centre is currently firming up plans to counter the naxal problem which has affected 20 states.