A regional bureau of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) has said explosion caused at school premises in the mid-western district of Dailekh last week was against the party’s policy.
In a statement issued on Sunday, in-charge of the Bheri-Karnali regional bureau of the CPN (M) Prakanda alias Khadga Bahadur B. K. said attacking educational institutions was against his party’s policy and that the regional bureau had not made any plans to cause explosion within the school premises.
Saying that the incident could be part of a conspiracy, Prakanda said the regional bureau would conduct a serious investigation into the incident, make public report of the findings and strong action would be taken against the culprit.
Similarly, president of Maoist affiliated student wing, ANNFSU (Revolutionary), Lekhnath Neupane, has also clarified that bombing of educational institutions is against the policy of the student body. Reports said he had called journalists in the mid-western town of Nepalgunj to make public his views.
On Friday, at least seven students and an invigilator were injured when a bomb exploded within the school premises of Saraswoti Secondary School in Dailekh. Over 200 students were taking SLC exams when the explosion took place.
UNICEF, child rights groups and political parties condemned the incident and blamed the Maoist for explosion. They also called upon the rebels not to repeat such incidences in future.
Meanwhile, a group of human rights activists reached Dailekh on Sunday and conducted on-the-spot study of the incident. A member of the investigation team said students were still terrified due to Friday’s incident and that their parents had arrived from neighbouring VDCs to take stock of their wards. nepalnews.com by Apr 02 06