Minister of State for Information and Communication, Shrish Shumser Rana has said the government could impose curfew and disconnect communication services, “if needed”, to foil the protest programmes of the seven political parties’ slated for April 6-9.

Speaking at an interaction at the Media Group Nepal on Thursday, state minister Rana said governments don’t clamp curfew out of fear, but the situation compels them to take such an “ultimate” decision.

If the seven party alliance tries to create chaos on the pretext of peaceful demonstration with the Maoist support, the government will also use its last resort to prevent it,” added, state minister Rana, who is also the spokesperson of the government.

According to him, Maoists have entered the valley, but he did not say how many they numbered or what kind of a threat they may pose.

He, however, refused to say when that would happen.

“Peace will not come with guns. We very well know under whose protection the terrorists have been creating havoc in the capital,” he said.

Rana also claimed that there was concrete reason behind detention of CPN-UML general secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal. However, he did not elaborate.