Maoists should hand over weapons

Pokhara, Oct. 7 (RSS): Minister for Forest and Soil Conservation Gopal Man Shrestha has said that not only the Nepali Congress but all political parties believing in democracy have provided a mandate for the dialogue between the government and the Maoists.

Speaking at a meeting with NC party activists organised by the Kaski district committee of the Nepali Congress, Minister Shrestha said that the government had not done anything to disrupt the dialogue but as the Maoists were not complying with the provisions of the understanding reached, everyone in the country was raising questions about this.

Stating that the Maoists too have understood it is difficult to move ahead with the politics of weapons, he said if the dialogue is to be fruitful, the Maoists should hand over their weapons.

Pointing out that the government was alert towards making the talks simple, accessible and without complications, he said party cadres should join hands with the opposition also at the local evel and move forward on that basis.

National secretary of the Nepal Trade Union Congress Ramjee Kuwar and a host of other speakers likewise expressed their views at the programme chaired by acting president of the NC Kaski district committee Yagya Bahadur Thapa.

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