KATHMANDU, May 7: Cadres of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) have continued their pretests against President Dr Ram Baran Yadav´s move to retain army chief Rookmangud Katawal in office for the third consecutive day.
The Maoists-affiliated transportation workers have taken out a rally of vehicles in Pokhara, according to our correspondent Manoj Adhikari. The participants of the rally went around major parts of Pokhara inclu ding Phulbari, Mahendrapul Chipledhunda and New Road and ended at Prithvi Chowk. [break]
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The Maoist activists also burnt effigy of President Dr Ram Baran Yadav and shouted slogans against Nepali Congress and CPN-UML. Traffic in Pokhara was put in standstill throughout Thursday morning.
Our correspondent Bikram Giri from Mahendranagar said: The Maoists have staged demonstration in nall the four districts of Mahakali zone, demanding rectification of the president´s move. Maoist-affiliated students demonstrated in Mahendranagar, chanting slogan against the president, Nepali Congress and UML.
The Maoists also formed their own “civil society” in Kanchanpur to take our rally against the president. The Maoists took out rallies in Amargadhi of Daleldhura and Gopthalapani of Baitadi also. When the Maoists started chanting slogans against Nepali Congress and UML, drawing protest from the NC and UML cadres. The Maoists have warned of physical action against NC and UML cadres
