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The latest developments reported by NepalNews, 3.19

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Parties, Maoists make public second MoU

The seven-party opposition alliance and the CPN (Maoist) on Sunday made public the second Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) following hectic negotiations since last few days.

Both the sides made public the MoU through separate statements while the Maoists withdrew their blockade imposed in district headquarters and the capital, Kathmandu, since the last six days, supporting the four-day nationwide general strike called by the parties beginning April 6.

While the parties demanded restoration of the dissolved parliament (through people’s movement), formation of a powerful all-party government, peace talks with the rebels and a new constitution through elections to the constituent assembly, the Maoists demanded a national political conference of all democratic forces, formation of an interim government and elections to the constituent assembly.

The MoU, issued after a meeting of the top leaders of the seven-party alliance said the parties and the Maoists would continue their dialogue regarding their respective positions. Maoist chairman Prachanda in his statement appealed to people of all walks of life to actively participate in the ongoing peaceful agitation to give outlet to the present political impasse of the country and to return state power to the people.

The parties and the CPN (Maoist) had reached an understanding in New Delhi in November last year.

Earlier, the parties had called for a major peaceful demonstration in Kathmandu on April 8 while the Maoists had called for an indefinite strike beginning on April 6. The peaceful demo on April 8 will be held as per the schedule, a press statement issued after the meeting of the SPA said.

In the meantime, a group of civil society activists met with the leaders of the SPA at the residence of Nepali Congress leader G P Koirala this morning and urged them to stand by the 12-point understanding with the Maoists.

“We told the top leaders to maintain unity of the SPA and issue a joint statement with the Maoists on issues related to ceasefire, withdrawal of blockade and the pro-democracy movement,” Prof. Krishna Khanal, one of the leaders of the Citizens’ Movement for Peace and Democracy told Nepalnews.

The Movement is scheduled to organise a sit-in at Ratna Park, a prohibited area, on Monday calling for release of political and civil society leaders and restoration of civil liberties in the country.

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