Speaker tells Maoists to lay down arms

Kathmandu, Oct. 13 (RSS): Speaker Taranath Ranabhat has said that the underground CPN (Maoist), which is resorting to violence and terror, lacks in clarity of vision.

He was inaugurating the first general meeting of Ahimsa Samabaya Nepal established at the initiative of Nepal Anubrat Samiti.

Speaker Ranabhat said the Maoists should understand the people’s desire for peace and non-violence and the current global campaign against terrorism, and join mainstream politics by laying down arms.

Stating that the Maoists should stop demanding a republic and scrapping of the Constitution, he said and highlighted the importance of Monarchy in Nepal.

On the occasion, Speaker Ranabhat presented a citation to Dr. Dilli Raman Regmi posthumously. Widow of the late Dr. Regmi Nutan received the citation on behalf of her husband.

He also launched a book dedicated to non-violence. Vice-president of Dilli Raman Regmi Trust Himalaya Shumsher JB Rana and chairman of Nepal Anubrat Samiti Hulas Chand Golchha also expressed their views at the programme chaired by president of Ahimsa Samabaya Nepal Hem Raj Gyawali.

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