Maoists and MJF programme on the same day in Gaur, again

Nine months after the Gaur massacre, the Maoists and the Madhesi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) have once again fixed their programmes on the same day in Gaur of Rautahat district on December 15.

The Maoists have informed they would be holding the programme in memory of their 28 cadres who were killed in the massacre, which ensued after Maoists and MJF cadres entered into violent clashes.

Likewise, the MJF has informed that they would be holding the protest programme opposing the filing of complaints with the police against 103 persons accused of involvement in the massacre.

The people of Gaur have become terrified since the Maoists and MJF have once again fixed their programmes on the same day. They are scared of possibility of similar violent clashes.

District in-charge of Maoists Ashok Yadav has said that their programme had been fixed a month earlier. On the other hand, MJF’s district chief Ganesh Yadav claims that they had fixed their programme a week back. Both of them have asked the other side to put off their programme.

The administration has become wary over the development. Local police officials say they are closely monitoring the situation and would do the needful to avert violence. nepalnews.com sd Dec 08 07