Maoist chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal has warned that his party might declare a parallel government if it has to wage third round of protests. The party is currently carrying out the 2nd phase protest movement "to restore civilian supremacy".

Maoist chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal (File photo)

Addressing the national convention of Maoist-affiliated Madhesi Rastriya Mukti Morcha in Birgunj on Satruday, Dahal said even as the plan to declare autonomous states during the course of the ongoing protest has been withdrawn the party would "not only declare autonomous Madhes state but also a parallel government" if it has to enter into another phase of agitation.

Dahal also vented anger against the leaders of the ruling coalition for warning of deploying army if the Maoist protests turn violent. Challenging the government to mobilise army against the protests, the Maoist chairman maintained that the Nepal Army is not a private property of some parties and that the army would not act at the behest of the parties.

Defending the United Nations Secretary General's report on Nepal's peace process, the Maoist strongman said the UNSG's advice for a unity government is not intervention in Nepal's internal matter as claimed by the ruling.

"Is installing a government of defeated persons not interference in Nepal?" Dahal questioned. nepalnews.com