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AFP (with additional material by Reuters). 8 October 2002. Thousands of leftists denounce Nepal king's sacking of PM. KATHMANDU -- More than 3,000 leftists took to the streets of Nepal's capital Kathmandu Tuesday to denounce King Gyanendra's sacking of the prime minister and assumption of power. The rally, organised by the All Nepal National Free Students' Union, a wing of the Communist Party of Nepal (UML), was the first major demonstration against the king's decision. Under the close watch of riot police, the protesters chanted "We don't want autocratic rule!", "We won't let anyone destroy the multi-party system!" and "Long live democracy!" The demonstrators were supporters of the Nepal Communist Party-United Marxist and Leninist, which was the main opposition party in the parliament Gyanendra dissolved in May. "People's rights cannot be snatched away," and "Restore democracy immediately," the demonstrators shouted as they marched through Kathmandu's narrow streets, clogging traffic. "The king has taken away our democratic rights. We condemn and oppose his unconstitutional step," Bhim K.C., a member of the Democratic National Youth Federation of Nepal, told Reuters. Deepak Jung Biswakarma, secretary of the Nepal Society for the Liberation of Oppressed Classes and a management student, said Gyanendra's actions were completely illegal. "What the king has done is totally against the spirit of the mass movement that resulted in Nepal adopting parliamentary democracy," Biswakarma told Reuters after the end of the three kilometre (two mile) march. "We will watch what he does during the five days he has set for starting the process to form an interim government. If he fails to keep his promise we will launch a movement bigger than the 1990 movement." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ProletarianNews http://www.utopia2000.org with photo --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.bacIlu Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
