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Maoists accused of breaching Peace Agreement in Nepal | Nepal Government has said the violence that occurred during the first day of the UCPN (Maoist) nationwide strike in which at least 24 people were injured and over 37 were arrested, will pose a serious threat to the ongoing peace process. A high-level meeting
convened by Home Minister Bhim Rawal, which included Cabinet ministers and police
officials last evening said that the Maoists had breached the Comprehensive Peace
Agreement (CPA). "The nature of violent activities carried out by Maoist activists
is a breach of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement. The intensification of such
acts will put the peace process in peril," Rawal said. He further appealed to
the Maoists to withdraw their nationwide strike. However, Maoist leader Baburam
Bhattarai accused the government of acting against the Interim Constitution by
using excessive force against the demonstrators and said the three-day shutdown
continue. He also demanded the release of Maoist supporters taken into custody
and free treatment for the injured. Meanwhile, normal life continues to be adversely
affected on the second day of the general strike on Monday. Cadres of UCPN (Maoist)
and its sister organizations gathered in various places to impose the shutdown.
Both private and public vehicles remained off the roads. Over 16 vehicles were
vandalised by protesters in Kathmandu and outside districts. Shops and shopping
malls in downtown Kathmandu and major squares have remained shut, while few retail
stores and tea-shops in the interior parts of the city are open. Office of the
High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Nepal has also expressed serious concern
about the violence that erupted on Sunday. This is the third strike called by
the former rebels within a month, demanding restoration of "civilian supremacy"
and rectification of President Ram Baran Yadav's move to reinstate the then army
chief Rukmangad Katwal that had led to the fall of the Maoist Government, Nepalnews
reports. |
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