Kathmandu: Exploiting to the hilt the existing conflict ridden political atmosphere in the nation, the Maoists have of late stepped up their violent activities all aimed against at the government under Koirala and the prevailing security system.

In the process they only recently terrified the population, more so the Congressites, stating that their physical target could be the supporters of the Girija lobby of the congress.

Likewise, the Maoists insurgents made the entire population to go dumb-found when only last week they created a havoc in the nation by attacking several police posts in the western region and thereby killing almost four dozens of the security personals. Imaginably, this should have created panic in the police force as well.

To recall, the Maoists late last month had declared July 12 as Nepal bundh and reportedly the fresh actions against the police men and their posts in the districts are all aimed at making the Bundh a grand success. The sad events that unfortunately occurred in the nation and the manner the insurgents exhibited their presence almost everywhere in the Kingdom suggests that the Nepali people living under the Nepali sky were all at the mercy of the insurgents.

As if to hint the government that they had a very strong base right here in the valley, the insurgents planted a gelatin-explosive right outside the gate of the Prime Minister’s official residence and that too at the early hours of that fateful morning last week.

A panicked diplomat from South Asia who luckily survived while being in his private residence just opposite to Koirala’s residence described at a diplomatic reception the horror that was there after the explosion. Many Western diplomats could hear the big bang of the gelatin explosion.

Understandably when the government at the center becomes weak and remains boggled over petty personal interests and the opposition acts in a very irresponsible manner, other forces exploit the opportunities provided them through the kind courtesy of the men manning the system.

Undoubtedly, the insurgents enjoy greater sympathies from the lay men but by default. A nonfunctioning government is worth throwing in the wastebasket. However, no sensible man on earth could admire their killing of the policemen and that too en masse.

Be that as it may, the Maoists Supremo Comrade Prachanda has again reiterated that a national interim government at the center has got to be formed comprising of left forces, nationalists, progressives and people-oriented forces for the formation of a GANA-TANTRA-that is a republican state.

Talking to a vernacular weekly, Janadesh dated 10 July, Comrade Prachanda very surprisingly opines that the previous Maoists part thinking of having a national conference comprising of all the political forces of the country and thence forth forming a national government at the center has lost its meaning entirely.

“Given the new political situation unfolding after the tragic death of late King Birendra, the rationale behind convening a sort of all-part conference as suggested prior to the death of King Birendra has lost its meaning””, said Prachanda in the interview with the said newspaper.

“‘Since the fascists and the Jana-badis have come suddenly face to face, hence to repeat the old talks of convening of an all party conference would now be considered to support the Palace massacre and to give recognition to the killers”‘, adds Prachanda in the paper.

Analysing Prachanda’s fresh comments, what could be fairly said that the Maoists and the government forces would come face to face causing further in the nation.

This means that the Bundh called by the Maoists tomorrow will perhaps be a success as usual. What, however, is suggested to the Bundh sponsors is that there should be no killings and acts that divides a Nepali from another Nepali as both were the sons of this soil.