The Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) has said party chairman, Prachanda alias Pushpa Kamal Dahal, will lead its negotiation team to hold dialogue with the Seven Party Alliance (SPA) government.

In a statement issued on Saturday, chairman of the CPN (Maoist) Prachanda said the special central committee meeting of the party has asked him to lead the Maoist negotiation teams to hold what he called “summit talks” (with the government). He said the party has deputed a team comprising Maoist spokesman Krishna Bahadur Mahara, Dev Gurung and Dinanath Sharma, to make preparations for peace negotiations.

In his statement, Prachanda blamed the reinstated parliament of failing to address people’s aspirations and called upon all to remain alert towards the activities of the reinstated parliament. He also called upon the “republican forces” to constitute a front and remain intact until the elections for constituent assembly are held.

While urging the SPA government for immediate implementation of the 12-point memorandum of understanding, the Maoist supreme warned that “If the seven parties acted against the 12-point agreement and people’s interest for a republican Nepal, there will be another armed struggle and Maoists are ready to lead this struggle as well.”

The CPN (Maoist) party said the new Constituent Assembly should ensure that (there is) secular state, right to self determination, regional and ethnic autonomy, federal system with Nepali characteristics, special rights to Dalits and women, revolutionary land reforms programme, independent national fiscal policy, scientific and people oriented education and employment opportunities within the country.

The Maoist roadmap, made public on Saturday, includes:

i. Declaration of ceasefire

ii. Finalization of code of conduct

iii. Formation of talks team

iv. Release of prisoners

v. Start of dialogue

vi. Dismissal of parliament, constitution and (the present) government

vii. Formation of interim government, interim governance regulation through political conference of political parties, civil society leaders and intellectuals.

viii. Determination of election constituencies taking into account the equal representation of groups, region and ethnic groups

ix. election of CA under reliable international supervision

x. restructuring of the Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) and People’s Liberation Army (PLA) after the results of the elections.

The Maoist supremo said his party has also assigned party’s leaders including Matrika Yadav, Hit Man Shakya, Gopal Kirati, Chandra Khanal, Agni Prasad Sapkota, Devendra Poudel, Netra Bikram Chand, Pampha Bhusal, Janardan Sharma, Narayan Prasad Sharma, Lekhraj Bhatta, Ram Karki and Kharga Bahadur Biswakarma to address meetings to make party’s views clear during the proposed peace negotiations.

The government is yet to announce its peace negotiation team.