Maoists obstruct PM Nepal’s programme

Kathmandu, 13 Sept: Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal was held up at Bharatpur airport in Chitwan for more that one hour Sunday after Maoist obstruction.
The prime minister took a circuitous route to inaugurate a programme in the town.
Finance Minister Surendra Pandey escaped unhurt Saturday when his care was stoned by Maoists in Pokhara.
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Assembly to discuss judicial system

Kathmandu, 13 Sept: A five-day meet of the constituent assembly began Sunday to discuss a proposed judicial system.
Maoists have proposed a system for the appointment of judges by parliament with a power for judicial review.
There’s widespread opposition to the Maoist proposal.
The assembly, after failure of five subject committees to submit proposals for inclusion in a new constitution, in a revised schedule set 28 May 2010 as a fresh deadline to promulgate a constitution to replace an interim constitution.
Only six of 11 subject committees have prepared proposals for a constitution.
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Gupta elected deputy leader

Kathmandu, 13 Sept: Jayaprakash Prasad Gupta has been elected deputy leader of the parliamentary party of MJF.
Gupta was elected Saturday by the parliamentary party meeting.
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Maoists charge combatants levy

Kathmandu, 13 Sept: Maoists take levy monthly more than Rs 500 from 19,602 combatants, Nagarik reports.
Government provides each combatant Rs 5,000 per month.
A commander said combatants contribute Rs 111.7 million to the party.
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SAARC foreign ministers to met in New York

Kathmandu, 13 Sept: SAARC foreign ministers will meet in New York 25 September on the sidelines of the UN annual general assembly session, Annapurna Post reports.
The meeting was first scheduled to be held in Colombo.
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PADT official unhurt in Maoist attack

Kathmandu, 13 Sept: Sushil Nahata, member secretary of Pashupati Area Development Trust (PADT), escaped unhurt in a Maoist attack at his office in the capital overnight.
Nahata lsaid Maoists were responsible for the attack.
Maoists have protested the appointment of two Indians priests at Pashupatinath temple.
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16 Nepalis arrested in South Korea

Kathmandu, 13 Sept: South Korea has arrested a huge number of migrant workers, including 16 Nepalis ahead of a crackdown on illegal migrants scheduled for October and November, Republica reports.
Most of the Nepalis, who have over-staying their visas, are taking refuge at religious and labour shelters.
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Maoists murderers: PM Nepal

Kathmandu, 13 Sept: Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal Saturday said Chairman Prachanda is attempting wrest his power and offer it to other political party leaders.
“He’s going around saying he will make leaders of all political parties prime minister.
“UML is not a Maoist slave to obey all its diktat. Maoists now regard me as a step brother. They can’t even tolerate the mention of my name. They are always pouring venom against me,” Nepal said angrily.
He called Maoists killers who can be converted to a Buddha.
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MEDIA GOOGLE

“Maoists are plotting to split the Congress by promoting Sujata Koirala.”

(Congress Vice-president Ram Chandra Paudel, Rajdhani, 12 Sept.)

“…foreigners don’t desire a constitution within the deadline. If that happens, they’ll again propel the king.”

(CPN-UML leader Bamdeb Gautam, Rajdhani, 12 Sept.)

“Groupism has become a cancer for the party.”

(PM Nepal, Naya Patrika, 12 Sept.)

“Party leadership has become leader of one group.”

(CPN-UML leader JP Sharma Oli, Kantipur, 12 Sept.)

“Parliamentary democracy is merely a platform for people to chat. We won’t accept th system and will write the constitution to establish the people’s federal republic instead.”

(Maoist leader Mohan Baidya Kiran, The Himalayan Times, 12 Sept.)

“I had said communists are uncivilized.”

(Giirija Prasad Koirala in a Annapurna Post cartoon as he watches PM Nepal and Prachanda exchange abuses, 13 Sept.)
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