President of the Nepali Congress-Democratic (NC-D) Sher Bahadur Deuba on Tuesday said that the Maoists rebels should scrap their so called ‘people’s court’ immediately.

While inaugurating the second convention of the Democratic Confederation of Nepalis Trade Unions (DECONT) in the capital, Deuba said that he would raise the issue during the meeting of the seven-party alliance, to be held very soon.

He also warned the rebels that the ‘people’s court’ could affect the implementation of the 12-point agreement reached between the alliance and the Maoists.

He said that court cannot be run by a single party in the name of giving justice to the people. “It should be independent like the Supreme Court,” he added.

He said that the rebels have begun killing people soon after the breakdown of the ceasefire and announced to take against various people. He demanded the end of death warrants.

Deuba, soon after his release from nine month long detention, had said that the 12-point understanding required review. However, the recent meetings of the NC and UML had urged the rebel leadership to abide by the 12-point understanding.