Leaders of major political parties urged the Maoists to honour the 12-point understanding reached with the seven-party alliance in practice, and prove their commitment to it by shunning violence.

Speaking at a condolence meeting organized by Muktinath Adhikari Memorial Foundation in the capital on Monday, for Muktinath Adhikari and others who were brutally killed by rebels in Lamjung district, they said Maoists should not attack any unarmed and innocent people under the pretext of war.

They said that the 12-point pact was a preliminary step to pave the way for a peaceful resolution to the existing conflict.

The Maoists and seven agitating political parties reached to an agreement to restore complete democracy in the country and find a peaceful outlet to the Maoist insurgency.

Nepali Congress (NC) General Secretary, Ram Chandra Poudel, charged that the king and the government were responsible for the resumption of violence in the country as they forced Maoists to break the unilateral ceasefire.

He urged the Maoists to comply with the 12-point agreement and shun violence.

NC leader Narahari Acharya called for the alliance to make the 12-point pact more comprehensive and effective to resolve the crisis, adding that the alliance should try to convince their leaders and cadres regarding their misunderstanding on the 12-point pact.

Leader of CPN-UML, Yuva Raj Gyawali, said that if the Maoists failed to implement the 12-point pact in practice and continued violence, it would strengthen the ‘king’s autocracy’ rather than pave the way out of the crisis.

Despite their assurance to join the political mainstream and respect civil and human rights of people, Maoists continued violent activities following the withdrawal of unilateral ceasefire on January 2.