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Maoists announce fresh round of stir

The Unified CPN (Maoist) has announced fresh protest programmes against the President's move to block the erstwhile government's decision to dismiss the army chief, and in favour of 'civil supremacy'.

A meeting of the party's central secretariat held at party headquarters, Buddhanagar, decided to launch nationwide protests by mobilising all sister organisations from June 4.

"We have decided to launch protest movement to restore 'civil supremacy," said Maoist spokesperson Dina Nath Sharma.

According to Sharma, the party will stage demonstrations in front of the District Administration Offices of all 75 districts on June 4 and stage demonstrations in all VDCs throughout the nation from June 5.

The party has also formed a committee headed by senior leader Mohan Baidhya 'Kiran' to chart out detailed protest programmes and implement it. The meeting also directed heads of all sister organisations to mobilise their members in the agitation.

Sharma said his party would continue obstructing the House against the President's move.

CA chairman Subash Chandra Nemwang on Saturday decided not to take the resolution registered by the Maoists at the parliament for discussion.

"The parliament will be obstructed until civil supremacy is maintained," Sharma said. "We will again request the CA chairman to allow us move the resolution in the House." nepalnews.com ta May 31 09