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Issue 31 - January, 2007
  By: Peace Journalism

Posted on: 12/28/2006

Nepal Maoists Lead Peace Rally in Riot-hit Town


NHRN Reporeter
Kathmandu, December 28: 
In a gesture that might leave long term positive bearing on their political credential, the Maoists coordinated a peace rally in the mid-western town of Nepalgunj on Wednesday, calling for communal harmony and national fraternity.

Thousands of people from various walks of life, including religious and ethnic community leaders joined the rally, extending solidarity to the call of communal harmony and tolerance.

The rally was taken out in response to the recent riot that originated from a political party’s strike raising the issue of Terai (the plains) vis-ΰ-vis the hillians.

Reports said in course of the shut-down call, some people threw stones at the vehicles driven by hillians, which instantly triggered a communal debate.

In the riot that followed, at least one was killed, dozen injured and properties worth millions of rupees were burnt up or vandalized. Police shot blank fires and the local administration imposed curfew to quell the situation.

An earlier plan of eight political parties to stage a joint rally for peace could not materialize as some people attacked those working to prepare for the event.

Participants of the rally urged for harmony, carrying placards that said all Nepalese were brothers and sisters irrespective of differences in terms of religion and geographical locations.

According to some Maoist leaders, some criminal elements had infiltrated in the earlier program, to disrupt the communal and religious harmony.

Reports from Nepalgunj said the local Maoist leaders also warned that they would investigate and take action against those involved in disrupting communal harmony.

 

Source:Nepal Human Rights.



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