Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Friday made it clear that ‘Maoists are no fascists’, while talking about desperate attempts to portray them as one.

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal
PM Dahal said that the Maoists are intent on ensuring the people’s ‘right to information’ to expose such attempts.

He further said that the Maoists have defined a state ‘controlled and directed’ by the people as ‘21st century communism’, adding that in this kind of state system the people have the right to know all kinds of decision the state makes.

“This also shows that we are no fascists or despots,” he said talking at an interaction program organized by National Information Commission.

“We want to see the people exercise their right to information,” he said adding, “a despotic regime always attacks the people’s right to information first, which we experienced during [ex-king] Gyanendra’s direct rule.” nepalnews.com Dec 06 08