Maoist seize of streets continue; Maoists to intensify protests from Wednesday

By Bhola B Rana

Kathmandu, 4 May: Maoists seized streets in urban areas of the country, including the capital, disrupting the movement of people and vehicles for the third consecutive day Tuesday inconveniencing people who have been confined to their homes.
Thousands of activists of the main opposition demanding the formation of a national government under its leadership ghearoed the ring road for one hour later after in a what they campaign called ‘Red Ring Road Gherao Campaign”.
Maoists decided to intensify their campaign to topple government Tuesday as a meeting of central leaders chaired by Pushpa Kamal Dahal decided to stop the entry of ministers into Singha Durbar, the central secretariat from Wednesday.
The top Maoist leaders also decided to involve Newars in the Valley Wednesday for their anti-government campaign.
Maoists smashed more than one dozen shops in Anamnagar in the capital as traders defied the strike and opened shutters; violence broke out in Pokhara where activists of the main opposition attacked sand labourers.
MJFL took out a procession in Janakpur protesting the strike nation-wide Nepal Bank Ltd. Office in Butwal was attacked..
Nepali Congress and UML Tuesday reviewed their separate intra-party discussions with Maoists Monday to draw up a strategy to handle Maoist demands.
Ten ruling parties Monday lent their support to the government of Madhav Kumar Nepal asking him not to resign under Maoist pressure.
Nepali Congress and UML repeated the support Tuesday.
A scheduled meeting of three top parties wasn’t held as major differences between them continued.
Parliament session was adjourned for the second time in three days because of the strike through a notification posted on a board in the legislative office.
Maoists bussed to urban areas from districts have started returning home as at least 500 fell sick in the capital.
People are the suffers from the parties who launched an India and West supported campaign four years to topple monarchy and declare a republic.
A constitution to institutionalize a republic by an unelected and self-appointed won’t be promulgated by the 28 May deadline.
Maoists are pushing a drive to establish a communist state after emerging as Nepal’s dominant party after emerging as Nepal’s largest political party; the drive is opposed by Nepali Congress and UML.
There was no transaction for the second consecutive day Monday.
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