Country victims of violence, says Nepal

Butwal, Mar. 8 (RSS): General secretary of Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist Leninist) Madhav Kumar Nepal has said that the country has been a victim of violence perpetrated by the Maoists who have dopted the path of violence against the Nepalese people’s wish for peace, development and goodwill.

Inaugurating the Butwal Festival-2002 and the Ninth Town Council meeting of Butwal Municipality here today, general secretary Nepal reiterated that it was necessary to make amendments to the Constitution in order to incorporate all the Nepalese in the body politic and to isolate those harbouring violence and terrorism from society.

Stating that it is sad for all the countrymen that the Nepalese were pitted against each other and one Nepali was killing another Nepali, he said there is no alternative other than peace and reconciliation for the Nepalese people.

To think of capturing state power on the strength of the gun alone is not compatible with the national and international situation, he remarked, warning that the Maoist sponsored violence was pushing the country to the brink of collapse.

He stressed that the recently-constituted commission on investigation of property should boldly carry out its task and the government should guarantee implementation of the report of the commission.

At the programme presided over by Mayor of Butwal Municipality Bhoj Prasad Shrestha, chairman of the House of Representatives Environment Conservation Committee Surya Prasad Pradhan, former minister Bishnu Poudel, ex-minister Modnath Prashrit, Ramnath Dhakal and others also expressed their views.

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