Kathmandu, 18 Aug: A vegetable vendor of hill origin was murdered by a group of two dozen people in Bardhibas, Mohottari, Friday prompting authorities to slap an immediate curfew to stop the spread of violence.
Chure Bhavar condemned the murder of the third person of hill origin in the terai; Bhabar, which suspended talks with government, charging it for failure to protect lives of Phahadis in the terai, had earlier called off anti-government protests at the call of the UN and government to facilitate relief work for floods and landslide victims.
Police fired in the air and lobbed teargas shells to disperse crowds that attacked a police station and set ablaze a vehicle.The violent rebellion in the terai is taking a serious communal turn; two activists of the Jwala Singh Group of JTMM were lynched in Parsa the same day.
The 22 November assembly election is uncertain with the continuing violence in the region bordering India even as the government says it’s committed to hold the poll.More than one dozen armed groups, some calling for a separate state by splitting the hills and plains, have been direct cross-border operations from across the border—mainly from the states of Bihar and Utter Pradesh.
UNMIN Chief Ian Martin reiterated Friday: "The conduct of election in a conducive climate in still a major challenge।"Martin said the situation in 20 terai districts isn’t favourable.
"A favorable environment is the chief challenge. Election won’t be difficult with a positive outcome," Martin added.
Martin said there should be a breakthrough in talks between government and rebel groups in the Terai to ensure the 22 November polls. A constitution is being drafted for the first time by elected representatives to draft a constitution for what has been called a ‘ new Nepal’; previous constitutions were either gifted by the King or promulgated by him after being drafted represented by mostly non-elected representatives of society.
The summit of eight ruling parties, including Maoists, delayed for five months is being held later Saturday to discuss assembly polls and other political issues। The extended delay in holding summit talks amongst ruling parties reflected deep differences in the alliance.UNMIN, for the first time, came under heavy fire from a top government minister Friday for what he called failure
"Combatants registered at camps are freely roaming outside. How many are in the camps and now many are to be paid? Where’s the monitoring ?" Finance Minister Dr Ram Sharan Mahat asked."More than half the combatants are walking the streets as YCLs because UNMIN monitoring isn’t regular and effective," Dr Mahat charged.
UNMIN minitors the Maoist combatants at 28 camps and cantonments.Dr Mahat said Maoists had not accounted for Rs 260 million released by government as monthly remuneration at Rs 3,000 per fighter for 31,000 combatants।Previously, only Maoists criticized UNMIN for harsh questions asked during interrogation of combatants to determine whether they joined the PLA after 25 May 2006 or were child soldiers.Nearly 3,00 of 3,100 combatants at a camp failed the tests; Maoists called UNMIN US imperialists warning they would be returned from Nepal where they were invited in 2006 by government and Maoists to manage the peace process and oversee assembly elections.
Chure Bhavar condemned the murder of the third person of hill origin in the terai; Bhabar, which suspended talks with government, charging it for failure to protect lives of Phahadis in the terai, had earlier called off anti-government protests at the call of the UN and government to facilitate relief work for floods and landslide victims.
Police fired in the air and lobbed teargas shells to disperse crowds that attacked a police station and set ablaze a vehicle.The violent rebellion in the terai is taking a serious communal turn; two activists of the Jwala Singh Group of JTMM were lynched in Parsa the same day.
The 22 November assembly election is uncertain with the continuing violence in the region bordering India even as the government says it’s committed to hold the poll.More than one dozen armed groups, some calling for a separate state by splitting the hills and plains, have been direct cross-border operations from across the border—mainly from the states of Bihar and Utter Pradesh.
UNMIN Chief Ian Martin reiterated Friday: "The conduct of election in a conducive climate in still a major challenge।"Martin said the situation in 20 terai districts isn’t favourable.
"A favorable environment is the chief challenge. Election won’t be difficult with a positive outcome," Martin added.
Martin said there should be a breakthrough in talks between government and rebel groups in the Terai to ensure the 22 November polls. A constitution is being drafted for the first time by elected representatives to draft a constitution for what has been called a ‘ new Nepal’; previous constitutions were either gifted by the King or promulgated by him after being drafted represented by mostly non-elected representatives of society.
The summit of eight ruling parties, including Maoists, delayed for five months is being held later Saturday to discuss assembly polls and other political issues। The extended delay in holding summit talks amongst ruling parties reflected deep differences in the alliance.UNMIN, for the first time, came under heavy fire from a top government minister Friday for what he called failure
"Combatants registered at camps are freely roaming outside. How many are in the camps and now many are to be paid? Where’s the monitoring ?" Finance Minister Dr Ram Sharan Mahat asked."More than half the combatants are walking the streets as YCLs because UNMIN monitoring isn’t regular and effective," Dr Mahat charged.
UNMIN minitors the Maoist combatants at 28 camps and cantonments.Dr Mahat said Maoists had not accounted for Rs 260 million released by government as monthly remuneration at Rs 3,000 per fighter for 31,000 combatants।Previously, only Maoists criticized UNMIN for harsh questions asked during interrogation of combatants to determine whether they joined the PLA after 25 May 2006 or were child soldiers.Nearly 3,00 of 3,100 combatants at a camp failed the tests; Maoists called UNMIN US imperialists warning they would be returned from Nepal where they were invited in 2006 by government and Maoists to manage the peace process and oversee assembly elections.
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