Maoist atrocities have gone up: INSEC

Despite signing the ceasefire code of conduct and various agreements with the ruling seven party alliance, Maoist atrocities have increased across the country, a report released by the Informal Sector Service Centre (INSEC) said.

A report prepared by the Human Rights Treaty Monitoring Coordination Committee (HRTMCC) of INSEC after carrying out on the spot study on different cases of rights violations during the last one month has pointed out the increase in the rights violations.

The incidents studied included murder of Kumar Pariyar in Lamjung, clash between Maoists and locals at Devapurteta of Bara, discrimination by district judge at Dang and the case of Shaileswori temple of Doti.

Addressing a press meet organised to release the report, Chairman of INSEC Subodh Raj Pyakurel said five major incidents of rights violations occurred between August 26 and September 11, reports said.

He claimed that the government has become helpless while Maoist atrocities have gone up. “Political parties should be held responsible for not ensuring the people’s rights,” he added.

“The Maoists have been attacking Dalits in a series of incidents and the state has become a mere spectator,” Pyakurel added.

Recalling the Devapurteta incident, Shiva Khakurel of INSEC said the Maoists had abducted Jedhi Shah Kanu, son of CPN-UML activist Mahabir Shah Kanu, while he was returning home from an exam centre.

The report further said that the Maoists did not allow the doctors of the Narayani Sub-regional hospital to conduct x-ray of the deceased Naresh Yadav.

Speaking at the same programme, president of the Society for the Liberation of Oppressed Castes, Lal Bahadur Biswokarma, said pressure should be created on all the political parties not to let such incidents to continue.

Maoists have been continuing extortion and excesses even after they agreed to join the political mainstream and are holding talks with the government for an peaceful outlet of the Maoist insurgency. nepalnews.com pb Sep 25 06