The Joint People’s Movement Coordination Committee of the seven-party alliance appealed to the people to support the general strike scheduled for April 6-9 to make the protest programme a success.

A joint statement issued by the seven political parties on Thursday said that a peaceful and intensified mass movement was the only option for restoration of complete democracy in the country.

The alliance however assured that the agitation would be peaceful and appealed to the international community to extend their solidarity with the movement for democracy.

Thursday’s meeting of the committee appealed to people of all walks of life to take to the streets from April 6 to 9.

“The King is making merry while people are being killed. The King wants war while the people want peace,” the appeal said, calling on the people to free the nation from the autocratic rule.

The parties have also urged the public to bear with any inconvenience brought about by the general strike and demonstrations, “which is a necessity for the establishment of sustainable peace in the country.”

Challenging a possible government crackdown on the demonstrations, the alliance called on academics, teachers, students, businessmen, civil servants, farmers, lawyers and industrialists to take to the streets.

Referring to the possible action of the government against civil servants taking part in the agitation of the seven political parties, the alliance vowed that the government to be formed after the movement would reinstate government employees dismissed by the ‘autocratic regime’ for taking part in the agitation.

The alliance of seven political parties protesting against the royal takeover of last year is organizing the general strike for restoration of complete democracy in the country.

Referring to the second round of memorandum between the Maoists and the political parties, the government has cautioned people not to take part in such protest programmes saying Maoists would infiltrate in it.