Kathmandu: Within a week or so of the enactment of the Ordinance bill brought for the formation of the Armed Police Force, the Maoists have issued a statement denouncing the bill stating that the bill thus brought exposes the government’s unwillingness for the resumption of the dialogues with them that ultimately exposes the establishment’s fascist face.

A statement issued dated January 28 by Comrade Prachanda says that the continuation of Girija government for long will further exacerbate the national problems.

” The need of the hour is to go in for a sort of working alliance and the formation of a joint front in between all the forces which oppose the government in order to wage a struggle against the establishment”, says the statement issued in the name of Maoist insurgency supremo-Prachanda.

At the end of the statement Prachanda expresses his willingness to go in for yet another round of talks with the Koirala regime provided the latter fulfills minimum of their demands. This, says Prachanda, we will do in order to save the lives of the people.

Interestingly enough, the Maoists insurgency is close to observe its sixth anniversary which almost coincides with the opening of the winter session of the parliament.

The language with which Maoist supremo Prachanda has appealed the parties in opposition of the government amply hints that the Maoists will support any move from any quarters that is aimed at destabilizing the Koirala regime.

Prachanda’s statement also hints that their grouping will support the UML sponsored relieve Koirala campaign to the hilt come what may.

However, Comrade Prachanda’s willingness to resume the dialogues with the government is some what surprising in the sense that of late the government quarters have not uttered a single word pertaining to the talks with the insurgents rather has brought in to effect the bill that will supposedly take care after the threats of the insurgents.

Is it that the Maoists have become afraid of the bill recently brought in to action or were genuinely interested in averting the confrontation with the state security arrangements in the larger interest of the people and the nation?

Be that as it may, the Maoists willingness to go in for the talks has come at a time when the insurgents are about to observe their sixth anniversary and reportedly were to show their violent presence in the capital district to mark the occasion. However, with this fresh statement from the Maoists’ quarters, the ball now is in the governments court.

How the government under Koirala will react to this Maoist overture remains to be carefully watched.

Hopefully, the regime opts for meaningful and constructive talks with the insurgents and saves the country from going to the brink.