Minister for Information and Communication Shankar Pokharel, who is also the government's spokesperson, has said the Nepal Army will be mobilised if the Maoist protests starting May 1 go out of control.
"The government will leave no stone unturned to stop the Maoist demonstrations from going out of control," minister Pokharel said while speaking at a press conference organised by the pro-UML Press Chautari Nepal in Itahari on Tuesday, adding, "Army can be mobilised if Nepal Police and Armed Police Force fail to control violent demonstrations."
"However, I don't think such a situation will arise," he further said, informing that all the security agencies had been kept on high alert in view of the Maoist protests.
Pokharel, who is the secretary of the CPN (UML), argued that the protest of the Maoists is against constitution-building and the peace process, but informed the negotiation is going on to convince the Unified CPN (Maoist) to call off the protests
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