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Unwanted help?
Young Communist League, the youth wing of the Maoist Party, has announced that it will help the government arrest criminals, as part of its wider campaign to create a peaceful environment for the writing of a ‘pro-people constitution’. The Himalayan Times reports:
The YCL today announced an exposure campaign against murder, kidnapping, prostitution, women and drug [...]
Threat of a revolt
Speaking on the occasion of 100th International Women’s Day in Kathmandu on Monday, Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal threatened to launch another revolt if the constitution is not written in time. We like this lede from The Himalayan Times:
UCPN Maoist chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda on Monday warned of the country’s facing wrath of people’s [...]
Arms controversy
Maoist cadre captured two Armed Police Force trucks ferrying arms to the capital last night. According to the Home Ministry the trucks were carrying “explosives, bullets and training logistics for the Armed Police Personnel”.
According to Republica:
The Maoists have taken strong exception to arms import by the Armed Police Force, calling it a breach of the [...]
Countdown
The 100-day countdown for the Constituent Assembly to finish writing the constitution begins today. To mark this milestone, and to let people know how their time is being used up, the Public Opinion and Coordination Committee of the CA is going on a tour of the country. The Kathmandu Post writes:
The committee has decided to [...]
Kingmakers
Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal sneakily turned up at Nepali Congress President Girja Prasad Koirala’s residence on Wednesday and pledged full support to the octogenarian leader should he want to be the prime minister of Nepal. Kantipur reports:
The Maoists, who have until now been demanding a national unity government under their leadership, proposed the prime [...]
Flip-flops
CPN-UML can’t get its act together. On Saturday, the party decided to recommend that the prime minister should be elected directly by the people when the Constituent Assembly discusses governance issues in the new constitution. But, soon after the meeting, some party members were trashing the decision. The Himalayan Times writes:
Electing the PM directly by [...]
Sign of things to come
Two weeks after Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal said his request for talks with Delhi was a joke, he launched a “fight for national independence” on Wednesday. The Himalayan Times reports:
Chairman of UCPN-Maoist Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachande’ today claimed that the foreign powers were attempting to stop the change.
“Despite that, the fight for national independence [...]
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