Maoists announcing movement Thursday after roundtable conference

Kathmandu, 11 Sept: Quoting unnamed Maoist sources, CPN (M) mouthpiece Janadesh reported Tuesday a broad roundtable conference will be held this week to declare a movement।The detailed movement is being launched to prepare conditions for a constituent assembly elections.The conference will form a joint front to go for constituent assembly elections by announcing a republic.The assembly election will be conducted on proportional representation basis and will push ethnicity, regionalism and autonomy.

The movement will wipe away status quoists, the newspaper reported.Leftists, republicans, representatives of civil society, Madeshis, women, Dalits, agitating Janajatis, class and regional organizations have been invited for the conference.The conference will prepare a common understanding; a joint front is being created to implement the understanding, the newspaper reported.Maoist have threatened to launch a movement from 18 September if 22 demands aren’t met.The roundtable conference is being held Thursday, Kantipur reports.Rebel Madesh Janaadhikar Forum, Limbuwan, Tamlasingh, Janamorcha Nepal, CPN (United), MLM Central and others have been invited, the newspaper said."All preparations for the movement have been completed. Only the formal announcement of a withdrawal from government remains," Kantipur quoted central committee leader Barsha Man Pun ‘Anant’ as saying.Although Congress has opted for a republic, election without declaration of a republic is meaningless, Pun said."Election cannot be held because the demands of Madesh, adibashi janajatis, Dalits and others haven’t been met," a newspaper quoted an unnamed Maoist leader as saying.Maoists have called for a new agreement with seven parties to replace a 12-point agreement.The international community has been informed of the Maoist decision.