Parties, Maoists reach 12-point agreement


KOL Report

KATHMANDU, Nov 22 - The seven-party alliance and Maoists have reached a consensus "to restore democracy in the country."
A meeting of the seven-party alliance held in the capital Tuesday said that they reached a 12-point agreement with the Maoists.

Meanwhile, issuing a statement this evening, Maoist Chairman Prachanda said that they have reached a 12-point agreement with the mainstream political parties during various phases of talks.

The meeting of the parties held at the residence of Nepali Congress President Girija Prasad Koirala this morning was attended by CPN-UML General Secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal, acting president of the Nepali Congress-Democratic, Gopal Man Shrestha, and Janamorcha Nepal's president Amik Serchan, vice-president of Nepal Sadbhawana Party (Anandidevi), Bharat Bimal Yadav. Nepal Majdoor Kishan Party's Narayan Man Bijukchhe was not present in the meeting as he was out of the capital.

Hurray,

You got really good points. Thats why main issue is disarment of maoists. Unless they disarm, lotta doubts remain.

नेपालमा लामो समयदेखि चल्दै आएको निरंकुश राजतन्त्र र लोकतन्त्र ९म्झयअचबअथ० बीचको संघर्ष आज अत्यन्तै गम्भीर र नयाँ मोेेेेडमा पुगेको छ । विगत दश वर्षदेखि जारी सशस्त्र द्वन्द्वको अग्रगामी राजनीतिक निकासद्वारा समाधान गर्दै शान्ति स्थापना गर्न आजको आवश्यकता भएको छ । त्यसैले निरंकुश राजतन्त्रको अन्त्य गरी पूर्ण लोकतन्त्र स्थापना गर्दै राजनीतिक, आर्थिक, सामाजिक, सांस्कृतिक सबै क्षेत्रका वर्गीय, जातीय, लिंगीय, क्षेत्रीय आदि समस्याहरुको समाधान गर्न राज्यको अग्रगामी पुनर्संरचना गर्दै पूर्ण लोकतन्त्रको अवधारणालाई कार्यान्वयन गर्न अपरिहार्य आवश्यकता भएको छ । देशमा विद्यमान उक्त परिप्रेक्ष्य र सन्दर्भमा संसदभित्रका सात राजनीतिक दलहरु र ने.क.पा.-माओवादी) बीच विभिन्न ढंगलेेेे वार्ता भई निम्न प्रकार समझदारी भएको कुरा सार्वजनिक गर्दछौं ।
समझदारी भएका बुँदाहरु

१. आज देशमा लोकतन्त्र, शान्ति, समृद्धि, सामाजिक अग्रगमन तथा स्वतन्त्र सार्वभौम नेपाल आम नेपाली जनताको प्रमुख चाहना हो । त्यसका निम्ति प्रमुख बाधक निरंकुश राजतन्त्र हो भन्ने कुरामा हामी पूर्ण सहमत छौं । निरंकुश राजतन्त्र अन्त्य गरेर पूर्ण लोकतन्त्र स्थापना नगरेसम्म देशमा शान्ति, प्रगति र समृद्धि सम्भव छैन भन्ने हाम्रो स्पष्ट धारणा छ । त्यसैले निरंकुश राजतन्त्रविरोधी सम्पूर्ण शक्तिहरुले निरंकुश राजतन्त्रका विरुद्ध आ-आफ्ना ठाउँबाट प्रहार केन्दि्रत गर्दै देशव्यापी लोकतान्त्रिक आन्दोलनको आँधीबेहरी निर्माण गरेर निरंकुश राजतन्त्रलाई अन्त्य गरी पूर्ण लोकतन्त्र स्थापना गर्ने समझदारी भएको छ ।

२. आन्दोलनको शक्तिले संसद्को पुनस्र्थापन गर्ने र त्यसको निर्णयले अधिकार सम्पन्न सर्वदलीय सरकार, माओवादीसंग वार्ता र सहमतिका आधारमा संविधानसभाको निर्वाचन गरी पूर्ण लोकतन्त्र स्थापना गरेर नै देशमा विद्यमान द्वन्द्वको समाधान गर्न सकिन्छ र सार्वभौमसत्ता र राजकीय सत्ता पूर्णरुपले जनतामा स्थापित गर्न सकिन्छ भन्ने कुरामा आन्दोलनरत सात राजनीतिक दलहरु पूर्ण प्रतिबद्ध छन् । आन्दोलनरत लोकतान्त्रिक शक्तिहरुको राष्ट्रिय राजनीतिक सम्मेलन गर्ने र त्यसको निर्णयले अन्तरिम सरकार बनाई संविधानसभाको निर्वाचन गरेर उल्लेखित लक्ष्य हासिल गर्न सकिन्छ भन्ने ने.क.पा.-माओवादी) को धारणा र प्रतिबद्धता रहेको छ । यो प्रक्रियागत कार्यसूचीको विषयमा आन्दोलनरत सात राजनीतिक दल र ने.क.पा.-माओवादी) बीचमा सम्वाद चलाउँदै जाने र साझा सहमतिको खोजी गर्ने समझदारी बनेको छ । उक्त लक्ष्य हासिल गर्न जनआन्दोलनको शक्ति नै एक मात्र विकल्प हो भन्ने कुरामा समझदारी भएको छ ।

३. देशले आज सशस्त्र द्वन्द्वको सकारात्मक समाधानका साथ स्थायी शान्ति स्थापनाको माग गरेको छ । त्यसैले हामी निरंकुश राजतन्त्रको अन्त्य र उक्त प्रक्रियागत आधारमा आउने संविधानसभाको निर्वाचन र पूर्ण लोकतन्त्र स्थापनाको अग्रगामी राजनीतिक निकासद्वारा देशमा विद्यमान सशस्त्र द्वन्द्वको अन्त्य गरी स्थायी शान्ति स्थापना गर्न दृढ संकल्पित छौं । यस प्रक्रियाद्वारा शान्तिपूर्ण नयाँ राजनैतिक धारमा अघि बढ्न ने.क.पा.-माओवादी) प्रतिबद्धता व्यक्त गर्दछ । यसै सन्दर्भमा निरंकुश राजतन्त्रको अन्त्यपछि हुने संविधानसभाको निर्वाचनको क्रममा माओवादी सशस्त्र शक्ति र शाही सेनालाई संयुक्त राष्ट्रसंघ वा भरपर्दाे अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय सुपरिवेक्षणमा राख्ने, निर्वाचनलाई स्वतन्त्र र निष्पक्ष ढंगले सम्पन्न गर्ने र निर्वाचनको परिणामलाई स्वीकार्ने समझदारी भएको छ । वार्ता प्रक्रियामा समेत भरपर्दाे अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय समुदायको संलग्नतालाई हामी अपेक्षा गर्दछौं ।

४. प्रतिस्पर्धात्मक बहुदलीय शासन प्रणाली, नागरिक स्वतन्त्रता, मानवअधिकार, कानुनी राज्यको अवधारणा, मौलिक हक आदि लोकतान्त्रिक मूल्य मान्यताप्रति ने.क.पा.-माओवादी) ले आफ्नो प्रतिबद्धता प्रस्टताका साथ संस्थागत ढंगले सार्वजनिक गर्दै तदनुरुप आफ्ना गतिविधिहरु अघि बढाउने प्रतिबद्धता व्यक्त गरेको छ ।

५. ने.क.पा.-माओवादी) ले सशस्त्र द्वन्द्वको क्रममा विस्थापित हुन पुगेका अन्य लोकतान्त्रिक पार्टीका नेता, कार्यकर्ता र जनतालाई यथास्थानमा र्फकेर ससम्मान बसोबास गर्ने, उनीहरुको अन्यायपूर्ण तरिकाबाट कब्जा गरिएका घरजग्गा सम्पत्ति फिर्ता गर्ने र उनीहरुलाई निर्वाध ढंगले राजनैतिक गतिविधि गर्न पाउने वातावरण तयार गर्ने प्रतिबद्धता व्यक्त गरेको छ ।

६. विगतका गल्ती कमजोरीहरुको आत्मसमीक्षा र आत्मआलोचना गर्दै भविष्यमा गल्ती कमजोरी हुन नदिन ने.क.पा.-माओवादी) ले प्रतिबद्धता व्यक्त गरेको छ ।

७. सात राजनीतिक दलहरुले विगतमा संसद र सरकारमा छँदा भएका गल्ती कमजोरीप्रति आत्मसमीक्षा गर्दै अब त्यस्ता गल्ती कमजोरी नदोहोर्‍याउने प्रतिबद्धता व्यक्त भएको छ ।

८. शान्ति प्रक्रियालाई अघि बढाउने सन्दर्भमा मानवअधिकारका मूल्यमान्यताहरुलाई पूर्ण सम्मान गर्ने र तिनका आधारमा अघि बढ्ने तथा प्रेस स्वतन्त्रताको सम्मान गर्ने कुरा प्रतिबद्धता गरिएको छ ।

९. जनता र अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय समुदायलाई भ्रम दिने तथा राजाको निरंकुश र अवैधानिक शासनलाई वैधानिकता प्रदान गर्ने कुत्सित उद्देश्यका लागि अघि सारिएको नगरपालिकाको निर्वाचनको घोषणा र संसदको निर्वाचनको चर्चा एउटा कपटपूर्ण चाल भएकाले त्यसलाई आ-आफ्नो ढंगले सक्रिय बहिष्कार गर्ने घोषणा गर्दै त्यस्तो निर्वाचनलाई असफल बनाउन आम जनतालाई आह्वान गरिएको छ ।

१०. जनता र तिनका प्रतिनिधि राजनीतिक दलहरु नै राष्ट्रियताका वास्तविक पहरेदार हुन् । त्यसैले देशको स्वाधीनता, सार्वभौमिकता र भौगोलिक अखण्डताको रक्षा र राष्ट्रिय एकताप्रति हामीहरु पूर्ण रुपले प्रतिबद्ध छौं । शान्तिपूर्ण सहअस्तित्वका सिद्धान्तका आधारमा संसारका सबै मुलुकहरुसंग मैत्री सम्बन्ध र छिमेकी मुलुकहरु ख्ाासगरी भारत र चीनसंग असल छिमेकीको सम्बन्ध कायम राख्नु हामी सबैको साझा कर्तव्य हो । परन्तु आफ्नो निरंकुश र अवैधानिक शासन टिकाउन र देशभक्त जनतालाई भ्रम दिन राजा र राजावादीहरुले मण्डले राष्ट्रवादको हौवा खडा गर्ने र राजनीतिक दलहरुको देशभक्तिमाथि प्रश्नचिन्ह खडा गर्ने जुन मित्थ्या प्रयास गरिरहेका छन् त्यसबाट सतर्क रहन हामी सम्पूर्ण देशभक्त जनसमुदायलाई आग्रह गर्दछौं र अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय शक्तिहरु र जनसमुदायलाई नेपालको निरंकुश राजतन्त्रविरोधी लोकतान्त्रिक आन्दोलनलाई हरतरहले साथ दिन अपिल गर्दछौं ।

११. लोकतन्त्र शान्ति, समृद्धि, अग्रगामी सामाजिक परिवर्तन तथा देशको स्वतन्त्रता, सार्वभौमिकता र स्वाभिमानलाई केन्द्रमा राखेर भएका हाम्रा यी समझदारीका आधारमा संचालित हुने शान्तिपूर्ण जनआन्दोलनमा सक्रिय सहभागिता जनाई आन्दोलनलाई सफल बनाउन हामी नागरिक समाज, पेशागत समुदाय, जनवर्गीय संघ-संगठनहरु सबै जाति र क्षेत्रका जनता, पत्रकार जगत, बुद्धिजीवीहरु र आम नेपाली जनसमुदायमा हार्दिक आह्वान गर्दछौं ।

१२. विगतमा दलहरुबीच भएका अनुपयुक्त व्यवहारहरुको सन्दर्भमा दल विशेषले आपत्ति जनाएका र छानविनको माग गरेका घटनाहरुको सम्बन्धमा छानविन गर्ने र दोषी पाइएमा दोषीलाई कार्वाही गरी सार्वजनिक रुपमा जानकारी गराउने साझा प्रतिबद्धता व्यक्त भएको छ । अब उपरान्त दलहरुबीच समस्या उत्पन्न भए सम्बन्धित तह वा नेतृत्व तहमा छलफल गरेर सम्वादको माध्यमबाट समस्याहरुको समाधान गर्ने समझदारी भएको छ ।

Exactly highfly. The main enemy here is the Maoists. If only they could be tamed or treated, we could then focus on the king. To fight a dictatorship today we could even get support from International community if not within Nepal. We did that in 1990 and why can we not do that now?

Seems to me that maoist are using these political parties as pawn. Once the king is out of their way, they (maoist) will get rid of these parties. Remember, the main goal of maiost is to bring total communism in Nepal. They don't have any interest in other political parties. Weren't they fighing against Dueba's government? Why suddenly they have interest on election, etc.? Things look very suspecious to me...

Things are really sketchy. I wanna look at KGs move. What will be his reactions? What is he cooking? As you said hurray, first step should be to stop the maoists violence.

whoareyou , I totally agree with you too. Once the king is gone, poltical parties cannot stop maoists from coming to power.

Lets see what happens.

I hope there is a sustainable peace.

Here is the exert from BBC about the alliance
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4456036.stm
"The latest Delhi saga is only likely to strengthen the belief of many Nepalese that Kathmandu remains a hostage of Indian national interest, which they say, has led India to constantly manipulate the politics of its tiny, land-locked neighbour."

After a long period of violence and unrest in the country, it is natural for us to feel optimistic from this news. But we shouldn?t just take this news on its face value alone. There could be a bigger issue underneath. It never hurts to be critical. I just don?t see how the maoist integrate into the system. Their ideology doesn?t work with current democratic system. Did they convince the other parties that all of the sudden, they want to be just a party like rest of them? What happened to the demand of making Nepal a republic country? I don?t get it.

I am also optimistic and it is natural to be optimistic.
However who is the winner according to this MOU, no one other than maobadis. The mfk netas will do anything to get to the power. The netas are short sighted and stupid. They cannot even see that they are digging their own grave!!

The democratic forces in Nepal should reinvent itself with clear strategy.The front runner Nepali Congress itself is divided over the issue of abolition of monarcy.Shree 3 Girija Koirala and her 'uttaradhikari' madam Sujata still lack firm stance on this issue.To join the Maoist's camp against the monarchy is a disaster for recipe for the parties period.Why?
Unanswered questions like these from ordinary voters(the silent majority),parties are going to face in the future:

a.You have decided our future in New Delhi.Wait a minute,what are the maoist leaders doing in delhi.Aren't they labeled a terrorist organization and Isn't India a close ally of the US in the ongoing war against terror?
b.Why Delhi?Why not Rolpa,Rukum,Bajhang and Bajura?
Why are we searching for the key in the clear that we have lost in the dark room?The key is in the dark.
c.Fifteen thousand deaths and finally a king maker of mainstream politics.A long road to power,wisdom noticed.
d.And,endless many other.No!!!extremism never goes along with civilism.Would you be comfortable with an alliance between an Awami league and Al-queda.The scenaro is no different.
Power hungry tortured flesh of shree 3 and others who rely more on delhi than their own conscience are commiting the gravest mistake of their lives for the cause that is going to impact the country more than ever.
Yes,ruthless despotic monarch should go.
Are we inviting a Polpot instead?Time to think!!!

Hoping for a long lasting peace is a dream. It was a past and a developing nation like ours might never see those days again. Autocratic dictatorship can promise and sometimes even deliver you peace, but do you want that kind of peace?
Is it what the King offering?

The democratical leaders are a volatile mix that could fall apart anytime. Not a single party could survive 5 years of stability. Forget about different parties, rifts between the political heavyweights were apparent time after time, and still exist. Imagine what would happen if you put that mix into a burning pot..that is the maoist front. Mix them all up and the collaboration might take lesser time to disintegrate than a pint of Cs-137
isotope. But they claim, under their 12 points agenda, that they won't repeat their mistake. They will boycot the election and dethrone the king, they will work collaborate and make a synergistic force to build a new Nepal, even though their credit history is worse than a divorced wife who just went bankrupt.
Is that what the "democratical" alles offering?

We are confused and rightfully so. We need a visionary like the Singaporian leader who understood the potential of the country and implemented his action to match his plans. We need Lincolns, Wilsons & Churchils to lead this country once and for all to that promised land that even we might not deserve.

Until we get that leadership all we can do is go with the flow, or actually take a bet and trust on what makes more sense. I wanted to give the king a chance. I saw what he could deliver. Now I want to give the democratical allies a chance.

The poors don't command, they gamble. Here's my turn..go fish.

Despite skepticism amongst readers, I am thrilled to read this kind of breaking news. At least the political process is moving in some direction, hopefully for the better. Few comments.

The mainstream parties have to be cautious about the true intensions of the Maoists simply because they are armed and are selling the dream of imposing a totalitarian communist regime in Nepal. Girija and Nepal might find it useful to read the history of Iranian revolution so that they don't repeat the mistakes. In 1979 Iran, Khomeini aligned himself with the moderates to kick out the hated Shah. Having achieved that goal, he then pushed the moderates aside and imposed a Shiites theocracy. In my view, it is highly unlikely that Nepali Maoists can copy Khomeini?s strategy simply because unlike in Iran, the moderates in Nepal are quite popular and pretty entrenched in the political landscape. Moreover Prachanda is no Khomeini in terms of personal popularity and charisma. Also, kicking out the monarchy at this time will be difficult and not advisable given that Nepali army has gotten immensely powerful and it's motto is "King first, country second." Hopefully by the middle of 21st century, through democratic process, we can do away with the feudal monarch and his henchmen at the RNA.

The mainstream parties MUST NOT deal with the Maoists unless they are fully disarmed. The disarmament must be total and verifiable. This is probably the hardest part to achieve partly because disarmament may not be the Maoists' true intension. But even if it is, how can the Maoists leadership convince the rank-and-file cadres to give up their arms and their "hard won" power without a fight? Given that Maoists strongholds are in the most remote part of Nepal, where state power in normal times were weak anyway, it won?t be easy to achieve and verify full disarmament. Nepal could end up (hope not) like Columbia where the leftist FARC runs amok in the lawless countryside.

Disarmament and alliance with the Maoists are only one part of the equation. The other part of the equation is political. Needless to say, the mainstream parties have lost much of the goodwill, if not support, amongst the "silent majority" by their follies during their rules. They need to regain trust amongst ordinary Nepalese people. Couple of suggestions

1) Politics is the exercising and achieving of power. Playing political games to gain power is fair and ok but do it in the confines of the parliament or during election cycles. DON'T CALL BANDS AND DISTURB CIVIC LIFE UNNECESSARILY. Ordinary people like me get really pissed when there is "chakka jam" on my wedding day.

2) THEY MUST END PERSONAL AND POLITICAL CORRUPTION. Personal corruption is perhaps easier to deal with than political corruption. Even mature democracies like the US (Tom Delay scandal) and UK (Hinduja brothers scandal) are not immune from it.

3) MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE CURRENT LEADERSHIP MUST RETIRE AND MAKE ROOM FOR NEW BLOOD ONCE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS IS ESTABLISHED. One can come up with many suggestions but let just leave with three.

It will be interesting to see the reaction from the monarchists to the agreement. My guess is that it will be a knee-jerk reaction given that they are politically isolated at home and diplomatically isolated abroad. From what I read, Shyam Sharan, secretary at the Indian foreign ministry and former Indian ambassador to Nepal, seems to be coordinating Nepal policy. I don't know what India's ultimate goals are vis-?-vis Nepal but it surely does not want Nepal to continue on its path to being a failed state - then the ISI will have free reign there. India is getting support from the US and UK in this endeavor. The current US policy is to create a security network around China, thus a visit by Bush to Mongolia, so the US policy to Nepal will not be independent of Indian policy. China will probably remain on the sideline. Sharan, a fluent Mandarin speaker, recently visited China and he probably had a frank discussion about Nepal given that Nepal is more important strategically to India than to China.

Despite the difficulties, I want to remain optimistic. I hope this is the turning point for the better.

Jai Nepal! Lal Salam! Whatever.

1. I don't see any reason to hope that this will improve the situation. The chief concern for most of us, as evidenced by the posts above, is the disarmament of the Maoists PRIOR to any agreement between the center and the extreme left. This has not happened. In fact, from pt. 3:

"यसै सन्दर्भमा निरंकुश राजतन्त्रको अन्त्यपछि हुने संविधानसभाको निर्वाचनको क्रममा माओवादी सशस्त्र शक्ति र शाही सेनालाई संयुक्त राष्ट्रसंघ वा भरपर्दाे अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय सुपरिवेक्षणमा राख्ने, निर्वाचनलाई स्वतन्त्र र निष्पक्ष ढंगले सम्पन्न गर्ने र निर्वाचनको परिणामलाई स्वीकार्ने समझदारी भएको छ ।"

This explicitly says that any control over (both) the armed sects will be dealt with "after the end of the autocratic monarchy." Clearly, disarmament is not an issue during the movement. Less obvious, but still quite prominent, is the read-between-the-lines warning on the possible use of violence - to the monarchy and the monarchists. This is not the end of the war. This is taking war to the next level, as someone has already mentioned above.

2. Moreover, according to the understanding संविधानसभाको निर्वाचन will take place after the reinstatement of the parliament, which is perhaps synonymous (to the drafters of this understanding anyway) to the end of autocratic monarchy. What is less clear, but no less important, is their (maobaadi+saat-dal's) vision of the end of autocratic monarchy. If a deal is struck again with a limited monarchy, will that be an end of the autocratic monarchy? It is important to ponder this because monarchy in this document has been consistently linked with the qualifier "autocratic". In other words, does the end of autocratic monarchy mean end of monarchy or end of the autocratic nature of monarchy - two very distinct goals. From pt. 1:

निरंकुश राजतन्त्रलाई अन्त्य गरी पूर्ण लोकतन्त्र स्थापना गर्ने समझदारी भएको छ

Is the end of निरंकुश राजतन्त्र a लोकतन्त्र with the king in it or is it an all out ganatantra? (Btw, ganatantra is not mentioned in the entire document.) I think this distinction is an important issue because it underlies the credibility of the maobaadi in this pact. How can they come to an understanding for a possible लोकतन्त्र with a role for the monarchy? This sounds inconguent with past maobaadi ideology (if such a thing exists) and rhetoric.

3. I cannot see the true democrats amongst us rejoicing this very opportunistic-looking understanding. Surely, the King has to go (IMHO) but I am not sure this is the way to do it. I am not convinced I should support this new purported center-extreme left alliance.



Bottom line, the dark clouds are gathering up. Surely, the deluge is not far away, at least the beginning of the deluge. Whether it will herald a clean Nepali polity or just leave a New-Orleansesque mess is MORE, not less, ambiguous than ever.

The winner according to the MOU are maobadis and no-one else. I do not see how peace can be established or sustained by maobadi solution.

12000 deaths and incalculable loss and grief later all we get is this:

६. विगतका गल्ती कमजोरीहरुको आत्मसमीक्षा र आत्मआलोचना गर्दै भविष्यमा गल्ती कमजोरी हुन नदिन ने.क.पा.-माओवादी) ले प्रतिबद्धता व्यक्त गरेको छ ।

Of course, I'm not blaming them for everything but surely the Nepali people deserve better?

Again:
५. ने.क.पा.-माओवादी) ले सशस्त्र द्वन्द्वको क्रममा विस्थापित हुन पुगेका अन्य लोकतान्त्रिक पार्टीका नेता, कार्यकर्ता र जनतालाई यथास्थानमा र्फकेर ससम्मान बसोबास गर्ने, उनीहरुको अन्यायपूर्ण तरिकाबाट कब्जा गरिएका घरजग्गा सम्पत्ति फिर्ता गर्ने र उनीहरुलाई निर्वाध ढंगले राजनैतिक गतिविधि गर्न पाउने वातावरण तयार गर्ने प्रतिबद्धता व्यक्त गरेको छ ।

Ok, so what about the people? People are exhorted to join the movement, but there is no explicit guarantee, heck not even a "we will try to do no harm against the people." If they (the new alliance) is fighting for the people, why do they completely fail to mention the sovereignty of the people? There is talk about "स्वतन्त्र सार्वभौम नेपाल" but what about सार्वभौम-सत्ता सम्पन्न नेपाली ?

Hope, hope, hope, more hopes. I wonder what life would be without hopes. Hopes of conquering the battles and overcome the pain. We as a nepali have suffered a lot. Peace is somewhere around the corner. I can smell it. Lets try to be optimistic. Lets not be circumspective at this moment so lets welcome this move by the seven parties alliance and the maoists.

Amen

I can only hope that the maobadis change their stance, and then only peace is possible. They have to be forced to disarm. However the seven parties joining maobadis and agreeing on their stand will not make any better. There is no solution in MOU other than maobadi solution.
-shiv

I see another bloodshed waiting to happen which will easily surpass 12k numbers. Who will benefit from this? no-one other than Delhi durbar..

Hope the king will be overthrown once and for all.

To testdirector's comment "Hope the king will be overthrown once and for all" I would like to add, "only after the Maoists have disarmed truely."

Well, something gonna happen for sure. But we have to also consider the fact that whhile all these so called new developments unfolding, King G is roaming around the world without any worries.

Believe me or not... this new breaking news only means that Maoists have trapped 7 protesting parties.

When King G will return to Nepal after his moj masti trip, he is going to lock up all these political parties' leaders for joining hands with hands of Maoists... but Maoists simplly branded these parties as Terrorists!!!!!!!!

Marich Man Shrestha gonna be the new PM.!!!

The End.