PM visits his hometown; two Maoist cadres arrested for waving black flag

Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal visited his home district Rautahat Sunday.

PM Nepal, who arrived in Rautahat by an army helicopter, attended a function organised in his honour in Chandranighapur. Although he was scheduled to leave at 9 am this morning, his departure was delayed due to bad weather.

Speaking at the programme in Chandranigahapur, Nepal said political parties must collaborate for drafting the new constitution on time and bringing the peace process to a conclusion.

Hinting at the verbal attack on him by Maoist leaders, Nepal said he would not be bothered by negative comments for the sake of political consensus.

Meanwhile, two Maoist cadres were arrested while waving black flag to the PM when he was addressing the function. Reports said the Maoist cadres were beaten up by UML cadres and then handed over to the police.

This is his first visit to his home district after being appointed as the PM. nepalnews.com May 31 09

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