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Nepal PM asks Prachanda to shun violent activities | Nepal Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal has asked UCPN (Maoist) Chairman Prachanda to shun violence. According to Kantipur, the Prime Minister had telephoned Prachanda
twice after he returned from Copenhagen and warned him that if the Maoists continued
with violent agitation, it could invite serious ramifications. Meanwhile, the
three-day nationwide general strike called by the Maoists is concluding today
with a mass gathering in various places across the country. Maoist senior leaders
including Prachandal will address the mass assembly at Baneshwar. According to
Maoist spokesperson Krishna Bahadur Mahara, the standing committee will meet on
Wednesday morning to decide the programmes for next phase of the agitation. The
impact of shutdown is seen throughout the country with vehicles off the road and
markets and offices shut on Tuesday too. Earlier, Maoist Vice-chairman Dr. Baburam
Bhattarai reiterated that conspiracies are on to dissolve the Constituent Assembly
(CA) on the backing of invisible forces. Addressing a mass meeting in New Baneshwor
on Monday, he warned that if the government resorts to excessive force against
the demonstrators then the Maoist activists will be compelled to retaliate. Dr
Bhattarai claimed that the people have taken to the streets as the current government
has gone against the aspirations of the people and the Constituent Assembly. 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. |
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