Addressing a rally after inspecting the Susta area, which is allegedly encroached upon by India, Dr Bhattarai said there are just two alternatives with the Maoists -- to resolve the current political deadlock in consensus or to go to fresh movement. [break]
He said there are slim chances of reaching a consensus to resolve deadlock as the Nepali Congress and CPN-UML are opposed to the genuine demands of the Maoists.
Dr Bhattarai´s remarks came a day after President Dr Ram Baran Yadav publicly said that the term of the CA can not be extended once its term expires on May 28, 2010.
Dr Bhattarai said all the treaties and agreements that Nepal and India have inked so far should be based on equality and those unequal treaties and agreements need to be abrogated right away.
He alleged that the Indian side has encroached upon 1,400 hectares of land in Susta. “We will continue both political and diplomatic efforts to return the encroached land,” he said.
As a part of the fourth phase of their protests, the Maoists organized rallies at several disputed border areas on Sunday. The party´s senior leaders addressed the rallies.
Dr Bhattarai said they do not want ´hollow nationalism´ and that they want to develop people-to-people relations between Nepal and India.
On the occasion, he asked the government to build a bridge over Narayani River in Susta to facilitate the movement of local villagers and provide citizenship certificates to them.
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