Maoist chairman Prachanda has directed his party ranks to cooperate in reinstating the police posts as well as returning the VDC secretaries to the villages.

Maoist chairman Prachanda

Maoist chairman Prachanda
(File Photo)
Issuing a ‘special direction’ Wednesday, Prachanda asked the party cadres to allow VDC offices and the police to operate in Terai areas right away and after consultation with other party parties in hilly areas. He also directed his party workers to help VDC secretaries in their election works and create an environment wherein activists of other parties could carry out their activities.

The Maoist supremo claimed that even as the ruling parties came up responsibly during the talks, they had of late been making rumours that the Maoists were not allowing reinstatement of police posts and return of VDC secretaries to delay the constituent assembly elections.

The CPN (Maoist) is ready to make all kinds of sacrifice to make the constituent assembly polls happen in mid-June, Prachanda said and added that for a new Nepal, the people are waiting for an interim constitution, interim parliament and interim cabinet and the date for the CA polls.

He also demanded that the date of the CA polls be declared immediately.

Prachanda’s statement came amidst growing criticism from the ruling parties for hindering the reinstatement of police posts destroyed or removed during the conflict and return of VDC secretaries to their working stations.

The Maoists have forced the police officials out of their reinstated posts in different places over the last few days. This led to a warning from Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala that the Maoists would have to take responsibility for any delay in the CA polls because of such activities.