NEPAL: Prachanda to lead march to Indian Border


FROM SOUTH ASIAN MEDIA NET / MYREPUBLICA / THE HIMALAYAN TIMES

KATHMANDU: The politburo meeting of the main opposition Unified CPN (Maoist) on Saturday decided to organise protest assemblies in the border regions, where India has purportedly encroached the Nepali territories, as part of its fourth phase of protests.

The meeting held at the party headquarters in Koteshwor also said the senior Maoist leaders including Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal will take the lead of the protest assembly to be organised at the encroached regions.

According to a politburo member, Maoist Chairman Dahal will take part in the programme in the much disputed Kalapani region while Vice Chairman Dr. Baburam Bhattarai will take charge of the protests in Susta, Nawalparasi district.

Likewise, leaders Mohan Baidya and Narayan Kazi Shrestha will lead the protest in Pashupatinagar of Ilam and Laxmanpur Dam respectively.

However, the party is yet to finalise dates for protest assembly at several border encroached regions.

Maoist Central Committee meeting was also held at the party headquaters later today.