Vice-chairman of the Maoist-affiliated All Nepal National Independent Students’ Union-Revolutionary (ANNISU-R), Ram Dev Acharya has accused the government of delaying the dissolution of the House and formation of an interim government.

Speaking at an interaction in Dhangadhi, he said the interim government would draft an interim constitution for a democratic republican set-up in the country.

He further said preparations to revive the local bodies after the reinstatement of the House of Representatives (HoR) is not acceptable to the Maoists.

Expressing dissatisfaction over the slow pace of the proceeding in the HoR, he said, “Instead of taking up core issues in the discussions that take place in the House, the members are engaged in addressing other unnecessary issues like dissolving the Rajparishad and renaming ‘His Majesty’s Government’ as Nepal Government. It is only wasting time.”

He also made it clear that Maoists cannot surrender arms unless asked by the Nepali people to do so as the ‘People’s Liberation Army’ is part of the Nepali masses.

The student leader also said one of the clauses in the 12-point understanding between the seven political parties and the Maoists which states that the United Nations or any other reliable international body will supervise the arms, has been misinterpreted.

Acharya said that the weapons may be supervised by a credible international body, but not surrendered.

Stating that there are rumours that the elections to a Constituent Assembly will be held after a minor amendment to the 1990 constitution, Acharya said the 1990 statute should be scrapped.