Nepal: NA won't bow down at elements aiming to seize power forcefully

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In a hard-hitting statement issued, Thursday, the Nepali Army (NA) has said that it will have no truck with elements that believe in terrorism, extremism and radicalism and that wants to seize state power based on such beliefs.

The NA has said it will neither bow down nor compromise with such elements.

"The NA will not bow down or compromise with elements that play with Nepal's sovereignty and territorial integrity, that raises arms against democratic system and wants to direct the political system through arms; which in this global context believes in terrorism, extremism and radicalism and wants to seize state power based on such beliefs," states the NA press release.

The statement has come in the wake of media reports that Maoist chairman Prachanda recently had a meeting with NA chief General Rookmangud Katawal. The reports had quoted Maoist leader Agni Sapkota as saying that the two had met recently.

In its statement, the NA has urged the people not to believe in such media reports that are aimed at dragging the NA leadership to political disputes.

http://www.nepalnews.com/archive/2008/mar/mar20/news17.php

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Things seem to be heating up in Nepal as we approach the elections in April. The CPN(M) have said that if they do not win the elections then they plan to take power anyway. How they plan to do so is still unclear however I woudnt expect the old ruling class to allow this to happen peacefully.

If Nepal does go socialist it could serve as a base are for spreading revolution throughout south east Asia, something international imperialism, especially the US and China will do anything to prevent. However at the moment everything is still up for grabs. It will be an interesting couple of weeks.

[ciaranxavier]

do you think the socialists will win?

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I believe that the Maoists will in fact win the election and implement socialism. Violence or not will be dependent on whether or not the old ruling class, backed by imperialism accept this.

[socrates]

Violence is never the answer:)