Kathmandu, 19 Aug: Maoist Chairman Prachanda Saturday rejected an appeal of ailing Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala to launch a joint appeal to conduct 22 November constituent assembly election." The appeal was made at a time when people are confused in the election will be held at all," leader of the United Left front CP Mainali told Radio Nepal Sunday.Koirala briefly made the appeal at a summit of the ruling eight-party alliance that met for the first time in five months, indicating the deep differences in the alliance; Koirala returned to his bedroom immediately after a brief appearance at the summit.
"Yes, there was no agreement on the appeal. We proposed a republic be declared before the assembly elections. Congress didn’t agree," Maoist leader Baburam Bhattarai said," What is the point in issuing a joint appeal where there is no agreement?"The leaders of the eight parties agreed to meet again Thursday to approach the people jointly for assembly elections.
Maoists presented a 18-point agenda at the meeting.
In return, Congress charged Maoists in the three-hour meeting for not implementing the 12-point peace accord, including the return of seized assets, involvement in anarchic activities and appearing in public in combat dress.
MAOIST STUDENTS ON STRIKE
Meanwhile, Maoist students announced an indefinite strike in educational institutions from Sunday demanding release of 54 colleagues arrested last week for attacks on rival Congress students and engineering campuses; Maoist students have been nabbed under the Draconian state offence act for disturbing peace."The goal of all political parties is to hold constituent assembly polls. If any group or party stages agitation before the polls, it will obstruct the vote," Education Minister Pradip Nepal warned."The Home Ministry’s silence at a time when CDOs are being thrashed frequently by the cadres of a ruling party clarifies that there is no atmosphere for the assembly polls.
"How can the polls be held at a time when the CDOs themselves are not secure?" Chairman of the conservative RPP, Pashupati Shumshere JB Rana asked.A little known group calling itself the Nepal Mukti Morcha set off five bomb blasts at Malangwa in Sarlahi; there were no casualties in the central terai district blasts Saturday.The current budget session of parliament is being prorogued Monday evening to enable lawmakers to proceed to villages to create an environment for the vote that probably won’t be conducted for the second time. The historic vote to draft a constitution for a ‘New Nepal’ was first scheduled in June.Election is only 95 days away and there’s no election wave at all as political party leaders are confined to the capital in the monsoon.
"Yes, there was no agreement on the appeal. We proposed a republic be declared before the assembly elections. Congress didn’t agree," Maoist leader Baburam Bhattarai said," What is the point in issuing a joint appeal where there is no agreement?"The leaders of the eight parties agreed to meet again Thursday to approach the people jointly for assembly elections.
Maoists presented a 18-point agenda at the meeting.
In return, Congress charged Maoists in the three-hour meeting for not implementing the 12-point peace accord, including the return of seized assets, involvement in anarchic activities and appearing in public in combat dress.
MAOIST STUDENTS ON STRIKE
Meanwhile, Maoist students announced an indefinite strike in educational institutions from Sunday demanding release of 54 colleagues arrested last week for attacks on rival Congress students and engineering campuses; Maoist students have been nabbed under the Draconian state offence act for disturbing peace."The goal of all political parties is to hold constituent assembly polls. If any group or party stages agitation before the polls, it will obstruct the vote," Education Minister Pradip Nepal warned."The Home Ministry’s silence at a time when CDOs are being thrashed frequently by the cadres of a ruling party clarifies that there is no atmosphere for the assembly polls.
"How can the polls be held at a time when the CDOs themselves are not secure?" Chairman of the conservative RPP, Pashupati Shumshere JB Rana asked.A little known group calling itself the Nepal Mukti Morcha set off five bomb blasts at Malangwa in Sarlahi; there were no casualties in the central terai district blasts Saturday.The current budget session of parliament is being prorogued Monday evening to enable lawmakers to proceed to villages to create an environment for the vote that probably won’t be conducted for the second time. The historic vote to draft a constitution for a ‘New Nepal’ was first scheduled in June.Election is only 95 days away and there’s no election wave at all as political party leaders are confined to the capital in the monsoon.
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