Nepal Maoist leaders meet Indian counterparts secretly: Report

Shirish B Pradhan
Kathmandu, Nov 1 (PTI) Top Nepalese and Indian Maoist
leaders met earlier this month in an undisclosed location in
India, a local daily has claimed, drawing strong reaction from
the former rebels here who termed it as "totally false and
baseless" news.
Maoist politburo member Indramohan Sigdel 'Basanta' held
meetings with Indian Maoist leaders, including Kishenji, from
October 8 to 11, 'Rajdhani' daily reported. The content of the
discussion was not disclosed.
However, Maoist spokesman Dinanath Sharma denied the
news report. "It is totally false and baseless," he told PTI
when his reaction was sought.
None of the Nepalese Maoist leaders met Indian Maoist
leaders as mentioned by the newspaper, he said, adding the
news is totally wrong and provocative.
The Maoist central committee meeting held three months
ago had decided to move forward with discussions with
international Maoist organisations, including Coordination
Committee of Maoist Parties and Organisations of South Asia
(CCOMPOSSA) and Revolutionary International Movement (RIM),
the daily reported, quoting Maoist sources.
This was the first such meeting between Indian and
Nepal's Maoist parties under the umbrella of CCOMPOSA, it
said. Nepalese and Indian Maoists are key members of CCOMPOSA.
According to sources, Indian Maoists were not satisfied
with the political line adopted by the Nepalese Maoists, who
joined peaceful politics three years ago. PTI