MAOISTS ACCUSE USA, INDIA

‘There’ll be no need for the UN to continue in Nepal if the constituent assembly election does not take place," weekly newsmagazine Nepal quoted Chairman Prachanda as saying Sunday.Prachanda said New Delhi has designs on Nepal and Madesh"Had India wanted, definitely such a situation wouldn’t have cropped up in Madesh," Prachanda said in reply to a question if discussions had been held with India on the terai situation."They say this is happening because of the open border. But there’s no basis to accept this. It looks like a strategy to foil Nepal’s revolutionary movement. Second, majority of Nepali people know there’s a bid ‘design’ on the part of the Indian ruling class to extend its influence in Nepal and especially Madesh. We’re countering this as well," Prachanda said."India didn’t do good. We feel, India has played a big role in minimizing our role in terai," Prachanda added. " After we came to government, we didn’t work that way [to work for Indian interest]."Prachanda there a’ big conspiracy’ by foreigners against Nepal’s integration and sovereignty; Americans first started a drive to sideline Maoists in terai.Prachanda claimed ‘American representatives’ went to Madesh and ‘incited’ people there against Maoists after the former rebels decided to opt for constituent assembly elections."Americans started the move to sideline Maoists in Madesh. Second, Indian ruling class consisting of some expansionists have also started planned activities," the Maoist chief said.‘That’s [Indian Ambassador Mukherjee’s statement election should be held at any cost, despite problem in terai or any other problem] very objectionable. The language used is against the people of Nepal and Nepal’s independence. It’s clear India is trying to ‘dictate’. There’s a whiff somewhere of former US Ambassador Moriarty’s language," Prachanda said.If assembly election isn’t held, Prachanda said Nepal may turn into a 21st century Vietnam."Nepal can turn into a 21st century Vietnam, not Iraq or Afghanistan," he said.