A meeting of the parliamentary party of the UCPN (Maoist) took the decision to this effect on Wednesday.
Maoist leaders said the party took the decision unilaterally after months-long talks with the ruling political parties on ending the protracted political deadlock yielded no result. They, however, said they would continue to raise their concerns in the House and their decision to let the House work is only the change in the form of their struggle.
Maoist Vice Chairman Dr Baburam Bhattarai said they would raise their agenda and debate the issues in the House instead of obstructing the House and shouting slogans in the House.
"The form of struggle has been changed as per the current political situation. Now, we have decided to struggle inside the House to establish civilian supremacy," he said.
He said several options on the ways of struggle to be adopted in the parliament are under discussion within the party. "Whatever the options be, the form will be as per the internationally accepted principles and values," he added.
The Maoist party had been obstructing the parliament -- except for a few days to present and pass the annual budget -- ever since they walked out of the government on May 4 after President Dr Ram Baran Yadav countermanded the Maoist-led government´s decision to sack then army chief Rookmangud Katawal.
The Maoists have been demanding that they be allowed to register a resolution motion against the president in the parliament. But, Nepali Congress and CPN-UML have rejected it.
Dahal to address House
Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal is scheduled to address the parliament meeting on Thursday and he will announce the end of the ongoing obstruction in the House. "I will allow the leaders from other parties as well to speak in the House if they demand," Speaker Subas Nembang told myrepublica.com. Then the parliament will resume formally, he said.
In the meeting, the ´bill to amend some Nepal acts on institutionalization of the republic´ will be tabled at first.
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