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Maoists reject CA term extension
A day before the term of the Constituent Assembly expires, and despite the hope of the government, the Maoists have refused to extend its term until their conditions are met.
“We will not vote for the extension unless peace and constitution are ensured,” Maoist spokesperson Dina Nath Sharma said after the party’s standing committee meeting on [...]
Talks fail, strike begins
The Maoist-called indefinite strike began with the shutdown of transportation, educational institutes and industries on Sunday after a meeting of the three parties failed to produce a consensus.
Speaking at the rally to mark International Labour Day on Saturday, Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal said the people will not leave the street until the government is [...]
Enough is enough
United National Under Secretary General for Political Affairs B Lynn Pascoe said UNMIN is being blamed for the failure of political parties and cannot take responsibility for their inability to adhere to the peace agreement. Nepalnews reports:
He claimed the remarks [made by government ministers and top politicians] over the performance of UNMIN in the ongoing [...]
Should I stay or should I go?
The United Nations is dispatching its top political official, Under Secretary General for Political Affairs B. Lynn Pascoe, to Nepal next week to assess the peace process. He will be stopping over in India first to discuss ‘matters of regional and international importance’, which is interesting because Maoist Party’s foreign department chief just accused India [...]
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 [...]
“A new beginning”
Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal announced the beginning of a “new relationship with India” following a meeting with visiting Indian Minister of External Affairs SM Krishna on Sunday. The meeting held special importance since it occurred amid an increasingly strident Maoist campaign for ‘national independence’. Krishna expressed worries that the campaign would hurt bilateral relations. [...]
A grudging welcome
The UML and Maoists have been at loggerheads over whether to include the prime minister in the High Level Political Mechanism. Despite continued opposition from the Maoists, NC and UML leaders Girija Prasad Koirala and Jhalanath Khanal have decided to make the PM a “permanent-invitee member.” The Himalayan Times reports:
A meeting today beween Khanal and [...]
