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eKanthipur wrote this yesterday, 6.1..

Maoists promise biggest ever mass meet Friday

Claiming that the government is engaged in its own roadmap rather than with the ongoing peace process, Maoist rebels on Thursday warned the government to be sincere towards the talks.
Speaking at a press conference organized on the eve of Friday’s mass gathering, expected to be the largest one since the rebels declared a ceasefire and announced to join the peace process, head of the rebel negotiating team and Maoist Spokesman, Krishna Bahadur Mahara today said that the government, by sticking to its “old agendas” is reluctant to resolve the political crisis.

“The government by going against the spirit of the 12-point understanding is attempting to move ahead alone after the reinstatement of the old House of Representatives,” said Mahara, “This House doesn’t represent the aspirations of the pro-democracy movement.”

He also accused the army of spreading misinformation about Maoist extortions and abductions.

“The anti-democratic forces are engaged in spreading rumours accusing us of forcing people to pay donations,” he said. "We have totally stopped asking for donations after reaching the 25-point Code of Conduct with the government," he added.

Mahara also said that the Maoists in the next round of talks with the government would take up the political agenda.

“We hold that a broad national political conference should be organized and the present government, Constitution and House of Representatives, be dissolved to form an interim government and constitution,” the head of the Maoists’ negotiating team said.

The Maoists also expressed their unease over the deployment of the Nepal Army in the capital in the last few days.

“The government has to stop this before the second round of talks begins,” Mahara said, adding, “It’s against the Code of Conduct reached recently.”

The Maoists have said their Friday mass meeting will be the largest one ever.

The rebels have been organizing similar programmes outside the capital for the last few weeks after the government reciprocated their three-month-long truce and entered the peace process.

“I cannot say as to how many people will attend the gathering but appeal to all the people to participate in it,” said Mahara.

Dozens of vehicles ferrying in Maoist cadres from various parts of the country have already entered the valley.

Traffic management
The government has restricted traffic flow around the programme venue to maintain security.

In a public notice today, the Kathmandu Valley Traffic Office said vehicles in and around the Khulla Manch, where the Maoists are set to hold the gathering, have been prohibited for the programme period.

Parking for those who will be attending the programme has been arranged at the playground in front of Sahid Gate, in the compound of National Trading Limited and vacant areas of Bhrikuti Mandap, the statement said.

Meanwhile, talking to eKantipur over the phone, the Maoists' Central Incharge, Ananta said that they are taking out rallies from six separate parts of the capital.

"Rallies will be taken out from Chabahil, Naya Baneshwor, Balkhu, Lagankhel, Balaju and Gongabu before converging into a gathering at Khulla Manch at 12:30 p.m.," Ananta said.

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