The government on Friday formally asked the Unified CPN (Maoist) to withdraw their plan for holding a nationwide protest programme. A meeting of the council of ministers held today made this request to the main opposition party as it prepares for a massive nationwide show of force starting May 1.
Informing about the decision of the meeting, Minister for Information and Communication and government spokesperson Shanker Pokharel said that the Maoists will have to take the responsibility of the consequences if it continues to engage in violent activities against the peace agreement.
He requested the Maoists to stop providing military training to its cadres and call off their nationwide demonstration starting May 1 in which the former rebel party plans to bring hundreds of thousands of people into the streets to press for a creation of a national unity government under its leadership.
Keeping in view the upcoming Maoist demonstration, the government had on Thursday instructed three security agencies - Nepal Police, Armed Police Force and National Investigation Department - to work for integrated policies and strategies to restore peace and stability in the country
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