Terming Naxalism the foremost challenge before Jharkhand, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday said violence could not be a solution to any problem and that everything must be solved through dialogue.

“Non-violence is the only way to solve all problems. The Congress believes that problems can be solved peacefully and through dialogue,” Sonia said while addressing poll meetings in Dhanbad and Dumka. “This state (Jharkhand) has many challenges in hand with Naxalism being the foremost.”

“There is no place for violence in democracy,” she said, adding that youth had strayed away as they had been deprived of proper education and employment.

“The Congress would address problems of everybody,” Sonia said and promised welfare to all sections of society, including tribals and Dalits.