Kathmandu, August 7: Nepali Congress lawmaker and former speaker of parliament Ram Chandra Poudel said today that terrorism is fast growing in Nepal over the last couple of years and if not controlled in time it would gobble up Nepal’s fledgling democracy.

Taking special time in the House of Representatives, the central leader of the Nepali Congress said that “terrorists” ( Maoist insurgents) have made Nepali Congress workers target of their attack, which meant they wanted to finish up democratic forces in the country. The recent killing of Nepali Congress Tanahu district committee member Hom Raj Lohani is a clear evidence that Nepali Congress workers have been the target of terrorists.

This speaks of the fact that the law and order in the country is very weak. He called upon the government to take action against the terrorists and contain terrorism in the country.

For this, all political parties and people, who believe in parliamentary democracy should denounce terrorist acts carried out in the name of ” people’s war”.

Maoist insurgents on Thursday killed Nepali Congress worker Hom Raj Lohani in Tanahu. Ever since the underground Communist Party of Nepal ( Maoist) launched armed insurgency to ” establish new people’s democracy or one party communist regime” in February 1996, 898 people have died in violent in Maoist insurgency related violence.