Saturday, August 25, 2007

Maoists approach former rebel group for reconciliation

Kathmandu, 25 Aug: Maoist leadership has been making various attempts to regain a foothold in Madesh five months after the Gaur massacre, Bishwamani Pokhrel reports in Samya.Matrika Prasad Yadav will be sidelined and founding chairman of Janatantrik Mukti Morcha Jaya Krishna Goit and some central committee members will be welcomed with a red carpet if current moves succeed ; Goit rebelled four years ago.Yadav resigned as minister of agriculture and was removed from the Morcha two months ago.Maoists have adopted a strategy to woo Goit and other rebels following a party plenary session and a call for a roundtable conference is part of the strategy.Maoists have developed contacts and dialogue with political persons of the Goit group is on.

Central leaders Post Bahadur Bogati ‘Divakar’, CP Gajurel, Marika Yadav and Hari Bhakta Kandel ‘Pratik’ were in Barmajhia, Dhanusha, as guests 19 August to mark the death anniversary of Maoist martyr Ram Brikshya Yadav.Without letting Yadav know, Divakar and Gajurel talked from Dhanusha with second ranking Morcha leader Ram Bilash Yadav in Patna.Ram Bilash has been talking to his friends in CPN (Maoist) saying he has contacts with Maoists.Bogati visited Madesh for the first time after taking over responsibility of Madesh for the first time; Maoists have now split into three: Mithila, Bhojpur and Abhad.According to security sources, Bogati talked indirectly with members of the Goit group through Gajurel.

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