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 Kathmandu Wednesday November 07, 2001 Kartik  22,  2058.


Faces 10 year jail if convicted
FBI says Gurung not linked to terror plot

By Akhilesh Upadhyay

NEW YORK, Nov 6 - The United States has termed as "not accurate" reports that claimed that Subash Gurung once lived in the apartment building as a detained material witness to the Sept. 11 terrorist attack, media reports said today.

The Chicago Tribune, a reputed newspaper said citing authorities that there were no allegations that Gurung’s arrest was linked to the recent spate of terrorist attacks in the United States.

The 27-year-old Nepali man, who was arrested at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport late Saturday for allegedly trying to bring knives and other weapons aboard a United Airlines flight to Omaha, Nebraska, was ordered held without bond Monday on a federal weapons charge, according to the Tribune.

Gurung, an unemployed former warehouse worker, already had been charged in Illinois state court with misdemeanour counts of unlawful use of a weapon, attempting to board an aircraft with dangerous weapons and carrying dangerous weapons after he was arrested just prior to boarding a United Airlines flight to Omaha, Nebraska, on Saturday night. He was released Sunday on $1,000 bail, and ordered to appear in court on December 19.

But later, Gurung was again arrested, this time by the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI). He now faces federal felony charges of attempting to carry a weapon on an aircraft, authorities said. If convicted, Gurung faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine, the FBI said in a statement released on Monday.

According to the Tribune, Gurung was taken before a court which ordered him held pending a Thursday detention hearing. The paper also reported that Assistant US Attorney Edward Kohler said in court that Gurung was in the country illegally, his student visa having expired, and that he was a danger to the community and a risk to flee.

In its statement, the FBI said there was no allegation the incident was connected to any suspected terrorist activity. The agency also described as "not accurate" published reports Gurung had once lived in the same North Side apartment building as another man now being held as a material witness in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

Meanwhile, CNN also reported that a spokesman for the US attorney’s office in Chicago said later there was "no nefarious or suspicious purpose" related to Gurung’s intended flight from Chicago to Omaha, Nebraska.

Seven checkpoint security workers and their supervisor have been suspended pending the outcome of an internal investigation by their employer, Argenbright Security Inc., the Atlanta-based firm said today. Argenbright is a private company that runs United’s screening operations at O’Hare International Airport.

According to the Tribune, Gurung recently moved back to Chicago with his brother, Sushil, From Minnesota.


Nepal pushes for two categories even as Thimphu keeps quiet

By Damakant Jayshi

KATHMANDU, Nov 6 – Nepal and Bhutan discussed the categorisation and repatriation of Bhutanese refugees during the rounds of Foreign Secretary-level talks held in the capital today.

Foreign Secretary Narayan Shumsher Thapa of Nepal and his Bhutanese counterpart Ugyen Tshering held nearly three hours of dialogue alongwith their team members in two rounds at Shital Niwas.

The first round began at 10.30 a.m. and lasted nearly two hours. The second round began at about 4 p.m. after the Bhutanese team met Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Arjun Jung Bahadur Singh at his office in Shital Niwas.

Briefing the reporters after today’s talks, Gyan Chandra Acharya, Joint Secretary and Spokesperson of the Ministry, said that Nepal had emphasised on limiting the categories to two - bona fide Bhutanese and non-Bhutanese. "We have urged them to take the Bhutanese back to their country, and the non-Bhutanese will have to leave the camps," said Acharya.

Acharya’s comment is the clearest signal yet that Nepal is prepared to allow some assimilation of the refugees into Nepali society if they are deemed non-Bhutanese and have nowhere else to go.

Acharya also revealed that the issue of repatriation of the Bhutanese refugees from the Khudunabari camp was also taken up during the discussions held today. Both the countries also held informal talks today in between the two rounds, said Acharya.

The Foreign Secretary-level talks are a follow up on the 11th Ministerial Joint Committee meeting that was held in August in Thimphu. The two countries then had agreed to speed up the verification process in the Khudunabari camp in Jhapa district that began in March this year.

They also agreed to hold a Foreign Secretaries’ meeting in Kathmandu to focus on "harmonising" the differences between the two countries.

Meanwhile, Minister of State Singh told The Kathmandu Post that today’s talks were focussed on harmonisation of the two countries’ positions on the categorisation of the refugees. "Harmonisation is the focal issue during the talks," said Singh.

Terming today’s talks as positive and progressing" the Minister expressed the hope that present talks would facilitate future talks on the refugee issue.

Replying to a question on repatriation, Singh said that as soon as the Khudunabari camp verification was over, repatriation would follow suit.

He also said that the Bhutanese team was serious about the refugee issue. "When I urged them to speedily conclude the verification process and repatriation, the Bhutanese team assured me that their government was giving utmost importance to the issue."

The two countries are striving to reach a solution that is acceptable to both of them, said the minister. He also said that heads of Nepal and Bhutan are likely to meet on the margins of the 11th SAARC Summit in Kathmandu in January and take up the refugee issue.


Defaulters’ property to be confiscated
Govt unveils new VDIS scheme 

Post Report

KATHMANDU, Nov 6 - The government today announced plans to encourage tax defaulters to voluntarily disclose their income sources if they are to cling on to their undeclared property. Otherwise, the government warned, it would confiscate such property.

The plan was announced today at a press conference by Finance Minister Dr Ram Sharan Mahat. He said the government would confiscate undeclared wealth earned before mid-July 2000, if the defaulters do not voluntarily disclose their earnings and pay due taxes by mid-January 2002.

Dr Mahat said that those who have not paid tax of their property earned before mid-July 2000, can pay 10 per cent tax taking base price of mid-July 2001 and such tax is deemed to have settled as per the Income Tax Act, 2031.

But if any one defies the government decision and does not pay tax accordingly, such people’s property will be impounded after investigation into it, he warned.

The government had announced such plan some three years back too, but the government could not take action against the tax defaulters.

"Earlier the law was not strict. But the Financial Act 2058 has the provision of confiscating the entire property of such tax defaulter. Therefore, tax evaders should take the government decision seriously", warned the finance minister.

The government through budgetary speech this fiscal year had asked such defaulters to voluntarily disclose their income sources and pay tax accordingly, but none of them paid during the past four months.

"We have identified the potential taxpayers and if they do not pay taxes within the stipulated time, we will take action against them", said the Minister without disclosing their names.

Minister Mahat also said that the voluntary disclosure of income sources (VDIS) will be kept a secret and such record will not be used for any other purpose.

In order to facilitate the VDIS, a separate unit under the coordination of Deputy Director General at the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) will be established and such units will also be opened at district level Inland Revenue Department, he added.

Such taxpayers’ identity would be known to only the concerned tax officials and to maintain secrecy of the taxpayers, separate code numbers will be issued to them, he said. With an objective of reforming the tax administration, the government has introduced new code of conduct for the employees of tax administration. The new code of conduct stresses that tax officials should respect taxpayers and should not create unnecessary complications and it prohibits tax officials to meet taxpayers outside the office.

Similarly, tax officials have to submit their property report at the end of every fiscal year.

The government has also made first amendment to Financial Administration Regulation, 2058 with a view to control financial irregularities, illegal practices and corruption thereby rendering financial administration more accountable and efficient and developmental works transparent. Under the provision, system of physical inspection of construction works, ration contract, multi-year project plan, simplification of purchasing and construction works and materials and mentioning of agents by foreign bidders are made compulsory.

The new provision has restricted the variation order of contract of construction works to 15 per cent. Only the recommendation of a high-level committee formed under the chairmanship of the concerned ministry can approve such order. In order to discourage the practice of threatening bidders in contract, bidding can be submitted at the concerned district administration offices. Similarly, the new regulation also prohibits sub-contract exceeding 40 per cent in case of state-owned or semi-state-owned enterprises.

Likewise, with a view to encouraging local products the government has also made provisions for government enterprises to purchase local products even if the price is higher up to 10 per cent compared to foreign products.


SAARC dates confirmed

Post Report

KATHMANDU, Nov 6 – It’s official now and finally going to happen. After a two-year hiatus, the 11th SAARC Summit will be held in Kathmandu in the first week of January, after India, the last of the seven member states, agreed to the dates.

This was revealed by Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Arjun Jung Bahadur Singh on Tuesday.

Speaking exclusively to The Kathmandu Post today, Singh said, "SAARC Summit will be in Kathmandu on January 4-6. There is no doubt about it now."

Singh revealed that three days ago Sri Lanka, the current chairperson, formally told Nepal, the host and next chairperson, that all the countries had agreed to the proposed dates. "India had not confirmed earlier; but once it gave the green signal, the SAARC meet is now certain." Sri Lanka informed Nepal about the members’ confirmation last Friday.

The Minister of State also said that the government has pulled out all stops to make the Summit a success.

The 11th SAARC Summit was earlier scheduled to be held in Kathmandu in December 1999 but due to India’s opposition in the wake of Kargil war with Pakistan and the subsequent military rule in that country.


Kavre bandha peaceful

KATHMANDU, Nov 6 (PR)- The one-day general strike called by the main opposition CPN-UML Tuesday to protest the murder of a local leader by Maoist rebels at Kavre district passed off peacefully.

While reports from others parts of the country said people were continuing to stand against the Maoists and intensified their retaliatory actions against the rebels who have been waging a guerrilla war for the past six years. Life remained paralysed in the district as the organisers claimed their call for the strike received massive public support all over the district, which is just few kilometres east of the capital city.

Although the general strike was to be limited within the district, traffic heading towards the Nepal-Tibet border was and towns in-between was stalled. Buses and trucks plying from the capital to Jiri and Tatopani and back were all halted for the day.

The strike was called to protest the murder of Balaram Sapkota, the vice-chairman of Panchkhal Village Development Committee. Sapkota, a cadre of the CPN-UML, was killed by Maoist rebels after he was abducted by the rebels about two years ago. But the killing was only made public by the Maoists at a press conference held in the capital about three weeks ago.

This is the first incident that the main opposition party, who in the past have called a series of nation-wide strikes against the government, has called a general strike against the Maoists.

DSP Jaya Bahadur Chand said that security personnel were put on high alert to foil any possible clashes between these two sides. CPN-UML leaders claimed that the Maoist cadres had posted posters warning people to boycott the strike called by the main opposition.

Meanwhile, reports from other parts of the country said that the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) and armed police have been mobilised in some Maoist hit districts to ensure security to the people who have come forward to protest the Maoist atrocities and extortion spree.

Both the government and local people continue to allege that the Maoists cadres have not stopped exorting money from businesses and citizens despite a cease on all activities agreed by the government and the Maoists in July.

Our correspondent from Nuwakot reports that RNA and the armed police personnel have been deployed in Bageswori VDC after armed rebels numbering hundreds tried to storm into Falante and Simle villages on Monday. The locals took to the streets against the rebels after the latter attacked a CPN-UML cadre about two weeks back. Earlier, RNA personnel were deployed in Betini VDC after the rebels encircled the area to retaliate the villagers who stood against the Maoist activities.

Thousands of locals came out of their homes and chased the armed rebels away from their villages. The locals said that the rebel Maoists had opened fire aiming at the villagers and hurled four homemade bombs at Falante bazaar. No one was hurt in the attack.

A source close to the district administration said that 64 army personnel from Laxminath Battalion and Bidur-based barracks and 35 policemen have been deployed to ensure security in the locality. All the army men were seen patrolling the area from the neighbouring forests of Chaturmala and Ghanarthumki on Tuesday.

Amidst the spontaneous resistance against the Maoist intimidation, 39 local Maoist supporters including the senior level leaders deserted the rebel group denouncing its policies on Monday.

Our correspondent in Syangja Om Prakash Sharma reported Tuesday that the local administration is considering mobilising RNA and armed police personnel in the remote eastern Chapakot, Kuwakot and Ratnapur VDCs to foil Maoist attacks and provide security to the people, said a source close to the district administration.

Minister for Forest and Soil Conservation Gopal Man Shrestha and lawmaker Shankar Prasad Pandey said that they had already held discussions with the Prime Minister and the Chief of the Army Staff about the army deployment in the eastern part of the district.

Situation in the eastern part of Syangja had taken an ugly turn after the locals and Maoist rebels, most of them from neighbouring Tanahun district, clashed against each other, leaving one Maoist dead and two others injured on October 23.

Meanwhile, our reporter from Sankhuwasabha district said that the armed Maoist rebels set on fire the entire document at the Kimathanka based customs office and escaped with furniture on Sunday. This customs office is located on the Nepal-Tibet border that lies about 65 km north of the district headquarters, Khandbari.


Donor consultations on for ISDP implementation

Post Report

KATHMANDU, Nov 6 - The government is going to hold meeting with ten major donors to collect funds for the implementation of the government’s Integrated Security and Development Programme (ISDP) on Friday, said a senior government official today.

"The government is going to hold meeting with ten major donors on this Friday," Ram Kumar Shrestha, Joint Secretary at the National Planning Commission told The Kathmandu Post.

According to Shrestha, the government is going to hold meeting with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), World Bank, Asian Development Bank, US Embassy, British Embassy, German Embassy, Japanese Embassy, Norwegian Embassy and the Canadian Co-operation Office.

Earlier, the government had held informal meeting with the British Government’s Department for International Development (DFID) and UNDP to discuss on collecting fund for the implementation of ISDP.

The government had decided to receive fund for the ISDP implementation due to lack of resources.

Earlier, the meeting was scheduled to be held on Wednesday but the date was shifted due to some "unavoidable" circumstances, officials said.

ISDP is the government-launched programme that was decided early last year with an aim of quelling the Maoist insurgency that so far has claimed almost 2,000 lives across the country.

Last year, the government had picked up Gorkha, Jajarkot, Kalikot, Rolpa, Rukum, Pyuthan and Salyan districts for the implementation of ISDP.

Later on July 17, Integrated Security and Development Programme Management and Co-ordination Committee that is headed by the Prime Minister recommended the National Defence Council to add six more districts under the ISDP. The districts are Dailekh, Dang, Dolakha, Lamjung, Ramechhap and Surkhet.


Maoist threat leads to drop in gun licences

By Tilak Pokharel & Seema A Adhikari

KATHMANDU, Nov 6 – With the increase in the cases of Maoist rebels snatching guns and firearms from the locals especially in the rural terrains of the country, the government has practically reviewed its policy on licensing the guns to the public.

The Home Ministry, the concerned government body licensing the guns to the public, recommended 495 persons to acquire license to buy guns just before the onset of the Maoist insurgency in 1996. But now the number has sharply come down to only 48.

A highly placed official at the Home Ministry told The Kathmandu Post that the Ministry has given directive to the Chief District Officers (CDOs), particularly of the Maoist-hit districts, to sharply cut down the number of recommendation for holding arms and weapons. The CDOs in the districts reserve the right to issue license to hold arms.

After the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) initiated "People’s War" from the rural hills of the country six years ago (February 13, 1996), they started snatching the weapons from the people holding them. Following that, the government tightened the rules to issue weapons. And, the Ministry even issued directive to the CDOs to seize some of the weapons from the public for security reasons.

During the fiscal year 1995/96, the Ministry issued 495 licenses and after then the number gradually went down. Only 476 licenses were issued the following year and the number came down to 299 in 1999/2000. And finally, the number was limited to 48 during the last FY 2000/01, revealed a Home Ministry official, on condition of anonymity.

"The government is afraid of the possibility that the rebels would get hold of those arms through forceful means," said the official.

Under Secretary at the Home Ministry, Janardan Sharma Poudel, also said there are many people who do not want to possess the weaponry fearing the Maoists. "Even many such people have voluntarily handed over the weapons to the District Administration Office (DAO)," Poudel added.

Kashi Raj Marashini, CDO of Gorkha district that is one of the districts hit hard by the Maoist insurgency, told The Kathmandu Post over telephone that the DAO has not issued any license to acquire weaponry in the last nine months.

Weapons were indeed seized prior to that but the exact number is not known. Ramesh Prasad Kharel, Deputy Superintendent of Police of Gorkha declined to give details about the number of weapons seized by the DAO. Even the Ministry officials refused to divulge the details.

Currently, the government can issue two kinds of license – first one can be carried only in the district in which the license has been issued but the other within a district and other across the country. Every license is renewed in every five years.

According to the Government Gazette, the government can issue licenses for buying particular guns - totaguns of 12, 16, 20 and 410 bore; short gun; home-made guns; air guns; 0.22-bore rifle; and their ammunitions. However, licenses for pistol and revolver cannot be issued.

The Gazette has provisions that the government can issue 3-barrel gun to an individual, 6-barrel gun to a family and 6-barrel gun to the persons enjoying diplomatic immunity.

Besides, the Gazette also has the provisions of issuing license to manufacture weaponry but the government, fearing the fragile security situation, has not issued that to anyone. "The Home Ministry recently rejected one company seeking such license," said a source in the Ministry.


Japanese climber dead on Mount Pisang

Post Report

KATHMANDU, Nov 6 - A Japanese climber died on the way down from the summit of Mount Pisang last week bringing the number of total casualties on the mountains to 11 during the present autumn mountaineering season.

The Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) identified the climber as Yoshimitsu Mamba who was part of a seven-member Japanese expedition to the 6,091 meters high mountain.

NMA said Mamba was on the way down from the summit on Oct. 31, when he collapsed due to high altitude sickness at 5,900 meters height and died. NMA has the authority over 18 mountains that are less than 6,500 meters in height while the rest of the mountains are controlled by the Department of Mountaineering under the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Civil Aviation.

Also the Police said that an Italian trekker identified as Stephen Bojyolan died at Bhulbhule in Lamjung district while trekking to Manang.

The man is said to have fallen sick and died. There were no other details available.

The autumn mountaineering season ends on Nov. 15 when climbers will have to quit before the winter storm sweeps the mountains making climbing almost impossible. There have only been a handful of expeditions during the harsh winter months.

On Oct 21, three Japanese mountaineers were reported missing on Mount Dhaulagiri who were presumed dead after rescuers failed to find any trace of them. The three -- Ryushi Hoshino, 33, Yukihiko Shinagawa, 33, of and Masashi Fukumoto, 27, -- were last seen heading towards the 8,167 summit.

Just days before that, five Spanish climbers were reported missing without any trace on the 7,161 meters high Mount Pumori. The climbers were also on the way to the summit when they were reported missing.

Another Japanese climber was also reported killed on 8,163 meters high Mount Manaslu last month. While two other Japanese mountaineers in the same team, stranded on the mountain were rescued and airlifted to Kathmandu.


Koirala for nation-wide anti-Maoist campaign

Post Report

BHADRAPUR, Nov 6 – Nepali Congress leader Girija Prasad Koirala today, blaming the Maoists as terrorists, said that the Nepali Congress has initiated a Liberation Campaign to fight their terror.

"The Nepali Congress (NC) would launch a series of nation wide campaigns to oppose the terror acts of Maoists", said Koirala speaking at a mass rally organised here at Birtamod. Koirala even expressed his surprise over why Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba was staggering for carrying out dialogue with the Maoists at a time when he has a full support of major political parties. "This is the time Deuba should strongly put forward his viewpoint firmly to the Maoist as the government has a upper hand vis-a-vis the Maoists," said Koirala.

Another Nepali Congress leader Ram Chandra Poudel pointed out that the government should retain their patience with regards to holding dialogue with the Maoists. "It is the Maoists who are delaying the third round of talks as they don’t have any agenda", remarked Poudel. Another leader Chakra Prasad Banstola who is also the member of government negotiating team, also blamed the Maoists for dilly dallying the third round of talks for which the government is all ready.


Concerns raised over use of pesticides

Post Report

KATHMANDU, Nov 6 - The government has taken several legal measures to control the harmful effect of chemical pesticides under the Pesticide Act and Rules in Nepal, a high level government official said Tuesday.

"The government is committed on the management and control of chemical pesticides for the safety of human and environment for which the government has taken several legal measures," said Acting Secretary at Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives Dr Surendra Kumar Shrestha speaking at a programme on environmental risks of pesticides.

Secretary Shrestha also said that the government’s ninth plan and the Agricultural Perspective Plan both emphasizes controlled use of pesticides to achieve crop productivity. "Many pesticides that have been banned or severely restricted in developed countries now are still marketed and used in developing countries," said Shrestha.

Minister of State for Science and Technology Bhakta Bahadur Balayar said, "The nexus between environmental pollution, particularly water resources, and increased use of pesticides is yet to be corroborated in Nepal, as extensive research through laboratory and field experiments has not been undertaken".

"With low level of awareness among the people the risk is always there regarding the application and disposal of pesticides," the Minister added.

Speaking on the occasion Prof Dr A Herrmann said, "The environment here doesn’t seem much influenced through the use of pesticides". "This is what my three years of research here in Nepal shows".

Prof Hermann pointed out that the reason for such indifference could be accounted for the climatic change which caused the decomposition of pesticides. "Pollution of the environment is not so dangerous as we earlier expected," said Hermann.

The Program Director at the Plant Protection Directorate under the Department of Agriculture, Krishna K Shrestha said that there has never been any comprehensive study regarding the use of pesticides and its effect.

Adarsha Pokhrel, Director General of Department of Hydrology and Meteorology said that the research has adopted a multi disciplinary approach in order to address the complex environmental, agricultural and socio-economic problems associated with pesticide use. "Developing Countries should also focus on the legislative and regulatory issues on the supply, storage, handling, application and safe disposal of unused or date expired pesticides," he said.


‘WB aid will continue’

Post Report

KATHMANDU, Nov 6 - The World Bank has a keen interest in economic development of Nepal and will continue to provide financial aid on a sustainable basis, Meiko Nishimuju, Vice President of the World Bank who is on a five day official visit to Nepal said Tuesday.

The statement of Nishimuju came at a discussion with the Finance Minister Ram Sharan Mahat at the latter’s office here, a press release from the Finance Ministry stated.

Nishimuju on Monday visited Dhading district. She met with the local officials and inspected the local level government offices and financial institutions in the district.

The government officials hoped that Nishimuju’s visit would further promote the mutual friendship between Nepal and the World Bank and expand its support to Nepal.

Nishimuju, who arrived here on Sunday, is expected to meet the Prime Minister, Member of Parliaments, top officials of the National Planning Commission and other representatives of donor agencies, among others.


UML mulls retaliation against Maoists

Post Report

KATHMANDU, Nov 6 – The main opposition CPN-UML today brought top leaders of various opposition parties to their Parliamentary Party Office in Singadurbar its continued crusade to bring all the opposition forces under one umbrella to retaliate against the Maoists.

The meeting, which appeared to be an initial attempt stage to form a powerful front against both the government and the Maoists, focussed their discussion on finding a comprehensive solution to the Maoist problem and an alternative to the present "inefficient" Nepali Congress government.

Former Prime Minister Kirtinidhi Bista, Chairman of Rastriya Prajatantra Party Surya Bahadur Thapa, and General Secretary of CPN-ML Bam Dev Gautam along with other party leaders were present in today’s meeting called by Madhav Kumar Nepal, General Secretary of the main opposition CPN-UML.

Briefing the journalists after the meeting Nepal said, "All the parties agreed that the country cannot go on for long if it continues in the present state." Adding that all the party are of the opinion that Nepali Congress (NC) is no longer in a position to run the country and the Maoists can never be an alternative so there is a need of another way out.

However, Chetendra Jung Himali, Standing Committee Member of the Nepal Green Party, who was present in the meeting said that there were three different opinions expressed by the participants.

According to Himali, UML and RPP want the Maoists to be declared as a terrorist group and should be dealt with accordingly and that the corrupt practice and that the atrocities of the NC had fuelled the Maoist movement.

Bam Dev Gautam on the other hand accused the CPN-UML and RPP of being part of the reason as they were also equally to be blamed for supporting NC’s actions.

But representatives of remaining political parties said that Maoists is a outcome of all the "criminal act conducted by the people occupying high positions in Singhadurbar" and that all those who have been in government for the last 12 years has to take responsibility for this.

Suggestions were also made that all the parliamentary parties first publicly accept that they all have made mistakes and it was unfair to entirely blame the Maoists for everything.

All parties have been asked to prepare their respective party views over the matter and it has been decided that the meeting will continue on Thursday at the same venue.

The other leaders present in today’s meeting were Bharat Mohan Adhikary, Yubraj Gyawali and Subash Newang of UML, Parshu Khapung of RPP, Dila Ram Acharya and Govind Singh Thapa of National People’s Front, Radha Krishna Mainali of ML, Bishnu Bahadur Manandhar and Hemanta BC of CPN-United, Prabhu Narayan Chaudhary of CPN-Marxist, Krishna Das Shrestha and Ram Bahadur Shrestha of MLM and Dil Bahadur Shrestha of Unity Centre.


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