From: "Magnus Bernhardsen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Peoples War] Nepal: Rebels threaten to break ceasefire, postpones meet Rebels threaten to break ceasefire, postpones meet KOL Report KATHMANDU, Sept 16 - Maoist commander Prachanda alias Pushpa Kamal Dahal has warned to retaliate against the government by breaking the nearly two-month long insurgency if it does not roll back its decision in banning political rallies and mass gatherings. Issuing a press statement on Sunday, the Maoist leader has also confirmed that their proposed September 21 mass meet in the capital has been postponed and that the party has decided to "mobilize its cadres in the region-wise basis" instead, further warning that the government-Maoist talks would be seen as deadlock from their side if the government does not start working towards fulfilling their demands. The Maoists have been demanding for a people's republic, a new Constitution and an interim government. Furthermore, the rebels have also postponed 15th National Convention of the Maoist aligned ANNFSU (Revolutionary) slated to be held in the capital tomorrow. The rebel aligned student gathering is to be held at the eastern Tarai town of Biratnagar from September 24�28. (sjs) Terai MPs fume against Land Bill KOL Report KATHMANDU, Sept 17 - An MP from the ruling Nepali Congress Sunday said that he was ready to "do anything against the new land reforms Bill", which is currently being discussed in the Parliament". "I am ready to do anything; even resigning from the membership of the Parliament is a very small thing for me," NC lawmaker from Parsa, Surendra Chaudhary told Kantipur Online on Sunday. "The so-called revolutionary land reforms Bill is against the sentiment of Terai people." When asked to comment on his role while passing the Bill from parliament, he responded: "I have already said that I am going to do anything against the Bill, even to go against the party whip is a small thing for me as for the Bill is concerned". Speaking after the talk programme on Rights to Property and Impact of the new Land Reforms Bill in Terai, organised here Sunday by Terai Bauddik Samaj (Terai Intellectuals Society) in the capital Sunday, former minister Chaudhary also said that he was working to set up circle of Terai MPs. He added, "I am in close contact with MPs from Terai, including the ones from UML, to form a protest circle against the Bill at the central level. The UML MPs have also given me words to support the move." He even criticized the Prime Minister for preventing him from speaking against the Bill in parliament. "The government denied my fundamental rights to speak in parliament. It shows that the Deuba government is no longer democratic". (yo) Leaders urge both sides to soften their stands KOL Report KATHMANDU, Sept 17 - Leaders of several political parties Sunday said that they were now convinced that both the government and the Maoists were serious about talks but added that it was time for both sides to soften their stands. The leaders were speaking at a face-to-face programme organised by Reporter's Club in the capital on Sunday. Pashupati Shumsher JB Rana, General Secretary of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) said that a situation for probable confrontation had been averted with the Maoists canceling their proposed programme in the capital. But he said that it was still left to see whether the Maoists followed the agreement with the government in ground reality. Khadga Prasad Oli reiterated his former statements saying that the government had to give at least something to the Maoists if they wanted to join the mainstream politics. He again suggested the armed force of the Maoists to be given place in Nepal army and the armed police. Narahari Acharya, former speaker of the ruling Nepali Congress and one of the members of the government talks-team said that the government had out rightly rejected the Maoist proposals of annulling the present constitution, formation of Constituent Assembly and declaring Nepal a Republic. But we still feel that we can have some improvements in all the issues if the Maoists clarify and explain what they mean by the points they have mentioned, he said. Badri Mandal of the Sadbhavana Party also spoke at the programme and asked the Maoists to think over their demands keeping national interests in mind. (yo) _________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki Phone +358-40-7177941 Fax +358-9-7591081 http://www.kominf.pp.fi General class struggle news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe mails to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Geopolitical news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________
