Prachanda announces another 'people's movement' in Nepal

Kathmandu, June 22 (PTI) Terming Unified Marxist Leninist
(UML) as a "black sheep" among the communists, Nepal's former
Premier and Maoist chief Prachanda has said he will launch the
"people's movement-III" by forging an alliance with
"nationalist forces" to establish civilian supremacy in the
country.

"We will soon launch another People's Movement," he said
addressing his workers at Palung village of Makawanpur in west
Kathmandu Sunday.

Prachanda, who was eased out of power last month by
Communist Party of Nepal-UML-led alliance, announced the
launch of People's Movement-III, forging ties with
"nationalist, patriotic and democratic forces".

He claimed that the movement would completely sweep away
"reactionaries, opportunists and traitors" from the country to
establish civilian supremacy.

Prachanda termed the present UML-led government as a
puppet and said that the UML was the black sheep among the
communist parties of Nepal.

He ruled out the possibility of another armed struggle
but alleged that some forces were trying to push the Maoists
back into the jungle.

"We will launch people's movement in the capital and
districts to establish civilian supremacy," he added.

The Maoists had carried out a decade-long armed struggle
since 1990 which in its second phase turned into a democratic
movement by a multi-party alliance against the 250-year-old
Monarchy. PTI SBP
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