Maoists to intensify crisis talks

HIMALAYAN NEWS SERVICE

KATHMANDU: A meeting of the central office bearers of the Unified CPN Maoists, held at the residence of Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal in Nayabazar, today decided to intensify dialogues with major parties for the implementation of the five-point agreement.

Following the meeting, Vice-chairman Narayan Kaji Shrestha said the party was intensifying dialogues with NC, UML and Madhes-based parties. He said though today’s meeting didn’t discuss about the next government, his party was for consensus government.

The meeting, however, failed to make any headway on internal rift in the party.

The meeting has decided to nominate former DIGs Ashok Shrestha and Him Gurung as commissioners of the Commission for Investigation of the Abuse of Authority.

(Published in The Himalayan Times on 6 July 2011)