Sher Bahadur Deuba
Former prime minister and senior Nepali Congress leader Sher Bahadur Deuba on Monday lashed out at the Maoists for running the government in a “authoritarian manner” and said any decision made by the Army Integration Special Committee (AISC) would be unacceptable to the party.

Addressing a mass assembly of party activists in Tikapur of Kailali today, Deuba said that the Maoists are running the government in an authoritarian manner rather than through consensus and that his party has started the nationwide awareness campaign chiefly to oppose it.

He also accused the Maoist led government of trying to tamper with the national security by trying to integrat PLA combatants into Nepal Army, and adding that since the AISC was formed unilaterally without any consultation with political parties the decision taken by it would be unacceptable to his party.

He also called on the Maoists to return the seized property to its rightful owners.

Deuba’s remarks comes a day after NC and CPN (UML) accused the Maoist led government of foul playing, saying that some of the points included in the 20-point Terms of reference for the AISC contradicts past pacts and understandings. nepalnews.com Nov 03 08