Maoists register motion to declare republic in parliament

Communist Party of Nepal Maoist (CPN-M) has registered a public interest proposal seeking an immediate declaration of a republic setup through the interim legislature-parliament.

Submitting the eight-point proposal, the Maoists have demanded an immediate declaration of republican setup to fulfill the mandate of the People's War and the Jana Aandolan II and to guarantee the Constituent Assembly.

The motion also seeks proper management of the PLA cantonments and the upkeep of the combatants and initiation of the process to form a national army inducting the PLA as cited in the interim constitution and arrest and action against those responsible for the Gaur killings, among others.

The proposal has also demanded that all those killed during the decade-long insurgency and the Jana Aandolan II be declared martyrs.

In a press meet organized at the parliamentary party office after the registration, Maoist chief whip Dina Nath Sharma blamed the government for its indifference towards camp management, which according to Sharma has "ambushed" the entire peace process.

Maoists gherao Singha Durbar

Meanwhile, the Maoists today, gheraoed the Singha Durbar to put pressure on the government to announce a federal democratic republic set up in the country immediately.

According to the Maoist source, the Maoists gheraoed the Singha Durbar by forming a human chain that ran through Bagbazzar, Dillibazaar, Bhotahiti, Sundhara, Tripureshwore, Thapathali, Maitighar, Babar Mahal, Bizulibazaar and Dhobikhola.

The protest program was also participated by members of the various Maoist sister organisations.