Home Minister Krishna Prasad Sitaula has asked various rebel groups active in Terai region to come to the negotiation table within the next two weeks.

Talking to reporters after the discussion at the parliamentary special committee on constituent assembly monitoring at the parliament secretariat on Saturday morning, Sitaula said if the armed groups did not come to the table within the given period, the government would dispatch the security forces against them.

He said the government was set to massively beef up security in Terai in view of the upcoming elections.

Situala named two rebellion groups, Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM, led by Jaya Krishna Goit and Jwala Singh) against which the government might concentrate its action after the given time.

Earlier, during the discussion with lawmakers, the Home Minister gave assurance that government would maintain law and order in the country to hold the election in a fair and free manner.

Lawmakers had expressed concern over the fragile security situation in Terai.