FORMER KING VISITING GANDAKI, DHAULAGIRI ANCHALS AMID THREATS BY PARTIES TO DISRUPT THE VISIT Kathmandu, 20 Sept.: Former King Gyanendra Thursday begins a 10-day visit of districts of Gandaki and Dhaulagiri amid threats of ruling Maoist, opposition UML and several other parties to disrupt the visit. Maoists held corner meetings in Pokhara Wednesday ahead of the visit to protest the visit. The then king is driving to the resort town from the capital. Parties for the first time are threatening to disrupt his internal visit following failure of parties to promulgate a constitution to institutionalize a republic amid uncertainty. The threatened disruptions come after spontaneous welcome he received from people during after his last internal visit The former king visits temples and offers prayers to keep touch with peopleafter ouster. That’s s his way of maintaining contact with people when his movements are closely watched by government and parties that toppled him with foreign help. nnnn