One year after the murder of popular religious orator, Pundit Narayan Pokharel, the dalit wing of Maoists, Nepal Dalit Mukti Morcha (NDMM) has confessed its mistake in the killing, reports said.

Pokharel, president of the Nepal branch of the World Hindu Council, was shot dead by rebels on March 6 last year in Rupandehi district.

Addressing a press meet after the third national conference of the NDMD held recently at Bahane of Pyuthan district, its chairman Tilak Pariyar admitted the mistake, according to The Kathmandu Post daily.

“We always protest against Hindu extremism,” said Pariyar. “However, we admit the fact that we failed to rightly analyze the real circumstances at that time.”

Pariyar also stated that the party received more condemnation instead of gaining any advantage due to the incident.

This is not the first time Maoists confessed their mistake after the death of people.